Open AccessEXAMINING DIFFERENCES IN RECOVERY OUTCOMES BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE HIP FRACTURE PATIENTS: DESIGN AND BASELINE RESULTS OF A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY FROM THE BALTIMORE HIP STUDIES
Author(s) -
Denise Orwig,
Marc C. Hochberg,
Ann L. GruberBaldini,
Barbara Resnick,
Ram R. Miller,
Gregory E. Hicks,
Anne Rentoumis Cappola,
Michelle Shardell,
Robert S. Sterling,
J. Richard Hebel,
Rasheeda Johnson,
Jay Magaziner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of frailty and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2273-4309
pISSN - 2260-1341
DOI - 10.14283/jfa.2018.15
Subject(s) - medicine , hip fracture , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , cohort , cohort study , incidence (geometry) , osteoporosis , gerontology , physics , optics
Incidence of hip fractures in men is expected to increase, yet little is known about consequences of hip fracture in men compared to women. It is important to investigate differences at time of fracture using the newest technologies and methodology regarding metabolic, physiologic, neuromuscular, functional, and clinical outcomes, with attention to design issues for recruiting frail older adults across numerous settings.