The aim of care after surgery for hip fracture is to get people safely back on their feet and walking again. Initially, people may be asked to rest in bed and restrict weight bearing. Then various strategies to improve mobility, including gait retraining and exercise programmes, are used during hospital stay and often after discharge from hospital.
The authors of a recent Cochrane Review set out to determine what are the best strategies for adults. The meta-analysis used data from 19 trials involving 1,589 participants, generally aged over 65 years. There was no pooling of data because no two trials were sufficiently alike.
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