Femur bone mineral density is independently associated with functional recovery after hip fracture in elderly women.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between femur bone mineral density (BMD) and functional recovery after hip fracture. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Rehabilitation hospital in Italy. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 233 of 263 white women with hip fracture consecutively admitted to a rehabili...

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Publicado en:Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Vol. 83; no. 12; pp. 1715 - 1721
Autores principales: Di Monaco M, Di Monaco R, Mautino F, Cavanna A
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: W B Saunders 2002 Dec
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