Immediate weight bearing as tolerated versus delayed weight bearing following intramedullary fixation for geriatric intertrochanteric fractures: a post hoc analysis
Compared with delayed weight bearing, immediate weight bearing improves early functional outcomes without increasing the complication or mortality rates in elderly ITF patients.
Authors
- Jing Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-7803)
- Gang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7613-1985)
- Minghui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8045-1247)
- Xieyuan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2993-1357)
- Xinbao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-1688)
- Ning Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2987-2809)
- Li Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-6907)
- Kai-Yuan Cheng
- Shiwen Zhu
Institutions
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Capital Medical University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08172-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.86
Funders
- Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission
- National Key Research and Development Program of China