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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Pre- and Postoperative Exercise Effectiveness in Mobility, Hemostatic Balance, and Prognostic Biomarkers in Hip Fracture Patients: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Apostolos Z Skouras, Dimitrios Antonakis-Karamintzas, Charilaos Tsolakis, Argirios E Tsantes, Georgia Kourlaba, Ioannis Zafeiris, Fotini Soucacos, Georgios Papagiannis, Athanasios Triantafyllou, Dimitra Houhoula and 2 more

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Apostolos Z Skouras1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6344-7411
Dimitrios Antonakis-Karamintzas1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2993-1346
Charilaos Tsolakis1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7356-6027
Argirios E TsantesLaboratory of Haematology and Blood Bank Unit, "Attiko" Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Georgia KourlabaFaculty of Health, Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, 23100 Sparta, Greece.
Ioannis Zafeiris1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Fotini Soucacos1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Georgios Papagiannis1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Athanasios Triantafyllou1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4266-9269
Dimitra HouhoulaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of West Attica, 12244 Egaleo, Greece.
Olga Savvidou1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0733-6565
Panagiotis Koulouvaris1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7890-2720
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Peloponnese · GRUniversity of West Attica · GR

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Abstract

Hip fractures are a major health concern, particularly for older adults, as they can reduce life quality, mobility loss, and even death. Current evidence reveals that early intervention is recommended for endurance in patients with hip fractures. To our knowledge, preoperative exercise intervention in patients with hip fractures remains poorly researched, and no study has yet applied aerobic exercise preoperatively. This study aims to investigate the short-term benefits of a supervised preoperative aerobic moderate-intensity interval training (MIIT) program and the added effect of an 8-week postoperative MIIT aerobic exercise program with a portable upper extremity cycle ergometer. The work-to-recovery ratio will be 1-to-1, consisting of 120 s for each bout and four and eight rounds for the pre- and postoperative programs, respectively. The preoperative program will be delivered twice a day. A parallel group, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) was planned to be conducted with 58 patients each in the intervention and control groups. This study has two primary purposes. First, to study the effect of a preoperative aerobic exercise program with a portable upper extremity cycle ergometer on immediate postoperative mobility. Second, to investigate the additional effect of an 8-week postoperative aerobic exercise program with a portable upper extremity cycle ergometer on the walking distance at eight weeks after surgery. This study also has several secondary objectives, such as ameliorating surgical and keeping hemostatic balance throughout exercise. This study may expand our knowledge of preoperative exercise effectiveness in hip fracture patients and enhance the current literature about early intervention benefits.

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coagulationexercise therapyfibrinolysiship fracturephysiotherapyprehabilitationrehabilitationrotational thromboelastometry

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