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In Patients Over Sixty Years Old With A Primary Hip Fracture, Is Home Based Therapy Effective For Restoring Functional Abilities?, Florence M. Fournier
In Patients Over Sixty Years Old With A Primary Hip Fracture, Is Home Based Therapy Effective For Restoring Functional Abilities?, Florence M. Fournier
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not homebased therapy is effective for restoring functional abilities in patients over sixty with a primary hip fracture.
STUDY DESIGN: This review consists of two RCTs and one randomized clinical trial published in the English language between the years 2014 and 20 15.
DATA SOURCES: Articles were published in peer reviewed journals and compared home-based therapy as an intervention following a primary hip fracture to individuals solely documentation of post-surgical care using Cochrane and PubMed databases.
OUTCOMES MEASURED: The specific outcomes measured varied …