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Post-fracture rehabilitation pathways and association with mortality among adults with cerebral palsy.

Daniel G WhitneyTao XuDayna RyanDaniel WhibleyMichelle S CairdEdward A HurvitzHeidi Haapala
Published in: Clinical rehabilitation (2022)
Most adults with cerebral palsy with a fragility fracture were discharged home rather than to inpatient rehabilitation, and only 43.1% of that group initiated outpatient PT/OTwithin 6 months post-fracture. Receiving outpatient PT/OTwas associated with improved 1-year survival.
Keyphrases
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