Are extracapsular and intracapsular hip-fracture patients two distinct rehabilitation subpopulations?
Avital HershkovitzTal Frenkel RutenbergPublished in: Disability and rehabilitation (2021)
Post-acute extracapsular and intracapsular hip fracture patients are demographically and clinically two distinct subpopulations. Nevertheless, given additional time, extracapsular hip fracture patients will attain similar functional achievements as intracapsular hip fracture patients.Implications for rehabilitationPost-acute extracapsular and intracapsular hip fracture patients are demographically and clinically two distinct subpopulations.Given additional time, extracapsular hip fracture patients can attain similar functional achievements as intracapsular hip fracture patients.