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Implementing grip strength assessment in hip fracture patients: a feasibility project

OBJECTIVES: Risk stratification scores are used in hip fracture surgery, but none incorporate objective tests for low muscle strength. Grip strength testing is simple and cheap but not routinely assessed for patients with hip fracture. This project aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing gri...

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Autores principales: Doherty, William J., Stubbs, Thomas A., Chaplin, Andrew, Langford, Sarah, Sinclair, Nicola, Ibrahim, Kinda, Reed, Mike R., Sayer, Avan A., Witham, Miles D., Sorial, Antony K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: HYLONOME PUBLICATIONS 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8173531/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34131603
http://dx.doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-06-066