Admission albumin levels and functional outcome of elderly hip fracture patients: is it that important?

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliyahu H. Mizrahi ◽  
Yehudit Fleissig ◽  
Marina Arad ◽  
Tzvia Blumstein ◽  
Abraham Adunsky
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Functional Outcome

scholarly journals Handgrip Strength is an Independent Predictor of Functional Outcome in Hip-Fracture Women

Medicine ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. e542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Di Monaco ◽  
Carlotta Castiglioni ◽  
Elena De Toma ◽  
Luisa Gardin ◽  
Silvia Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Independent Predictor ◽  
Handgrip Strength

scholarly journals The impact of cognitive impairment at admission on short-term functional outcome of elderly hip fracture patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 138 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 319-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopovic ◽  
Dragana Matanovic ◽  
Marko Bumbasirevic
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Functional Gain ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cognitively Intact

Introduction The number of patents with dementia increases among hip fracture patients. Cognitive dysfunction is defined as a premorbid state which is potentionally negatively related to short-term functional outcome. Objective To assess the relationship between cognitive status on admission and functional gain during an early rehabilitation period in elderly hip fracture patients. Methods Forty-five elderly patients with surgically treated hip fracture were examined. Cognitive status was assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) at admission; functional status was assessed by the motor subscale of Functional Independence Measure (FIM) at admission and before discharge, while absolute functional gain was determined by the motor FIM gain (FIM discharge - FIM admission). Absolute functional gain was analyzed in respect to cognitive status. Results Both cognitively impaired and cognitively intact hip fracture patients exhibited overall FIM motor improvements, as well as functional gains in specific FIM motor areas (p<0.01). Absolute functional gain, however, was higher in 1) cognitively intact compared to cognitively impaired patients (p<0.01), and 2) cognitively moderately impaired patients compared to severely cognitively impaired patients (p<0.01). No difference in functional gain was detected between the patients with moderately cognitively impaired compared to the cognitive intact patients (p>0.05). Conclusion The systematic use of MMSE identifies cognitively impaired hip fracture patients, and effectively predicts their short-term functional outcome. A higher admission cognitive status is related to a more favorable short term rehabilitation outcome. In spite of cognitive impairment, elderly patients with hip fracture can benefit from participation in rehabilitation programmes. The systematic identification of cognitively impaired hip fracture patients at admission facilitates optimal treatment and rehabilitation, and thus enables the best achievable outcome to be reached.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Hip and Distal Radius Fractures—Does It Make a Difference with Respect to Rehabilitation?

Geriatrics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopović ◽  
Marković-Denić Lj ◽  
Marko Kadija ◽  
Sanja Tomanović Vujadinović ◽  
Goran Tulić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Hip Fractures ◽  
Wrist Fracture ◽  
Wrist Fractures ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Actual Incidence ◽  
Prospective Investigation

Introduction: A minority of patients with hip fractures sustain concomitant wrist fractures. Little is known about the rehabilitation outcome in this group of patients. Aim of study: Prospective investigation of functional outcome and survival in patients with combined hip and wrist fractures compared with patients who sustain an isolated hip fracture. Methods: 341 patients who presented with an acute hip fracture during a 12 month period were included in the study. Outcome at discharge and 4 months follow-up was compared between patients with isolated hip fractures and those patients who sustained simultaneous distal wrist fractures. Results: The actual incidence of concurrent hip and wrist fractures in our cohort was 4.7%. Patients who sustained a concurrent hip and wrist fracture showed no differences regarding short- and long-term functional outcome and survival. Conclusion: Our results imply that patients with simultaneous hip and wrist fractures have no difference in rehabilitative outcome. Future studies should further investigate the distinctive characteristics of this patient subgroup.

scholarly journals Does Early Functional Outcome Predict 1-year Mortality in Elderly Patients With Hip Fracture?

2013 ◽  
Vol 471 (8) ◽  
pp. 2703-2710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilija Dubljanin-Raspopović ◽  
Ljiljana Marković-Denić ◽  
Jelena Marinković ◽  
Una Nedeljković ◽  
Marko Bumbaširević
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Functional Outcome ◽  
Early Functional Outcome

Functional Outcome After Hip Fracture

1998 ◽  
Vol 348 ◽  
pp. 37???41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Koval ◽  
Gina B. Aharonoff ◽  
Andrew D. Rosenberg ◽  
Ralph L. Bernstein ◽  
Joseph D. Zuckerman
Keyword(s):  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Functional Outcome
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