Citation

Kim IH, Lee SU, Jung SH, Lee SJ, Lee SY. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97(36): e12199.

Affiliation

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/MD.0000000000012199

PMID

30200127

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Although balance problems in older populations are directly correlated with hip fractures, the overall physical gain afforded by balance rehabilitation itself has not yet been fully investigated. Here we describe a protocol for an open-label clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of computer-based balance-specific exercise (BSE) on the performance and balance of elderly women who underwent hip fracture surgery (HFS).

METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Elderly female patients (≥65 years old) who underwent surgery for femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fracture regardless of surgery type will be included. The BSE will be conducted using a computed posturographic system for a 2-week intervention period following HFS. The primary outcome of this study is Berg balance scale score. All functional outcomes will be measured at 1 and 3 weeks and at 3 and 6 months after the surgical intervention. The data will be analyzed using the intention-to-treat principle.

Language: en