International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Dolly Devara

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• Research Article
  Comparative Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients with and without Restrictive Hip Precautions
  Author(s): Noel Rao, Susan Brady, Norman A. Aliga, Dolly Devara and Marcia McKittrick Noel Rao, Susan Brady, Norman A. Aliga, Dolly Devara and Marcia McKittrick
  
  Objective: To compare rehabilitation outcomes based on anterior hip arthroplasty for patients with and without post-operative surgical precautions. Methods: Sixty-eight consecutive patients’ medical records were retrospectively reviewed. Main outcome measures included total admission and total discharge functional independence measure (FIM) scores, FIM gain, FIM gain per day, and length of stay (LOS). Results: Group 1, n=31, included patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation without post-operative surgical precautions. Group 2=37, included patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation with post-operative surgical precautions. No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups at admission for age (Group 1 mean age=66.74 years; Group 2=67.30 years; F=0.014, p=811) and admission FIM s.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000396

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