International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Lafont Christine

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• Research Article
  Rehabilitation Care after Hip Fracture in Older Patients with Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review
  Author(s): Krams Thomas, Lafont Christine, Voisin Thierry, Castex Annabel, Houles Mathieu and Rolland Yves Krams Thomas, Lafont Christine, Voisin Thierry, Castex Annabel, Houles Mathieu and Rolland Yves
  
  Background: Hip fractures (HF) are frequent in older adults. A substantial number of cognitively impaired patients are admitted to rehabilitation units, where they will receive the same care program as non-impaired patients. The aims of this literature review are to describe the results of short, medium and long-term rehabilitation for cognitively impaired patients Methods: We conducted a systematic review of French and English articles of human studies in MEDLINE via PubMed with the key words “hip fracture“ AND “rehabilitation” AND “dementia." In a second step, the references of selected articles were analyzed and a complementary search on Google Scholar was conduct for an exhaustive literature search. We extracted data on the author name, the journal, year of publication, study design, to.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000336

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