Physical therapy in the postoperative of proximal femur fracture in elderly. Literature review

The proximal femoral fracture in the elderly is a serious public health problem. Surgical treatment of this fracture is used to reduce morbidity, together with postoperative physical therapy. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of physical therapy protocols in postoperative for fracture...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Carneiro, Mariana Barquet, Alves, Débora Pinheiro Lédio, Mercadante, Marcelo Tomanik
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology 2013
Materias:
Revision Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3861999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24453665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1413-78522013000300010
Descripción
Sumario:The proximal femoral fracture in the elderly is a serious public health problem. Surgical treatment of this fracture is used to reduce morbidity, together with postoperative physical therapy. The objective was to conduct a systematic review of physical therapy protocols in postoperative for fractures of the proximal femur in elderly. We selected randomized controlled trials in elderly in the past 10 years, in Portuguese and English. There were 14 articles in the literature. Physical therapy has an important role in functional recovery of the elderly. Level of Evidence I, Systematic Review RCTs (Study results were homogenous).

Ejemplares similares