Effective mobility recovery after femoral neck fractures: The necessity of gait analysis in the immediate post-operative aftercare

Introduction: Due to the ageing population, the worldwide incidence of hip fractures will rise from 1.66 million in 1990 to 6.26 million by 2050. Loss of function is common after a hip fracture and patients experience difficulties in their return to society or to their previous habitat. Few studies have focused on functional outcome [1,2], and have only recorded general function [3,4]. We hypothesized that femoral neck fractures results in a characteristic recovery of gait pattern based on kinematic, kinetic and electromyographic variables.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: I. Bortone, N. Caringella, G. Lelli, F. Rifino, A. Di Candia, P. Fiore, B. Moretti Source Type: research