Open AccessEffectiveness of the computerized balance rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery
Author(s) -
In Hee Kim,
Shi-Uk Lee,
Se Hee Jung,
Soong Joon Lee,
Sang Yoon Lee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000012199
Subject(s) - medicine , balance (ability) , rehabilitation , berg balance scale , hip fracture , physical therapy , femoral neck , intervention (counseling) , balance problems , randomized controlled trial , surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation , osteoporosis , nursing , endocrinology
Although balance problems in older populations are directly correlated with hip fractures, the overall physical gain afforded by balance rehabilitation itself has not yet been fully investigated. Here we describe a protocol for an open-label clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of computer-based balance-specific exercise (BSE) on the performance and balance of elderly women who underwent hip fracture surgery (HFS). Methods and analysis: Elderly female patients (≥65 years old) who underwent surgery for femoral neck, intertrochanteric, or subtrochanteric fracture regardless of surgery type will be included. The BSE will be conducted using a computed posturographic system for a 2-week intervention period following HFS. The primary outcome of this study is Berg balance scale score. All functional outcomes will be measured at 1 and 3 weeks and at 3 and 6 months after the surgical intervention. The data will be analyzed using the intention-to-treat principle.