Weight-bearing restrictions reduce postoperative mobility in elderly hip fracture patients.
Daniel PfeuferAnne ZellerStefan MehaffeyWolfgang BöckerChristian KammerlanderCarl NeuerburgPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2019)
Weight-bearing restrictions in elderly hip fracture patients contributed to a loss of mobility, while no significant differences in loading of the affected extremity were observed. Therefore, postoperative weight-bearing restrictions in elderly hip fracture patients should be avoided, to achieve early mobilization at full weight bearing.