Fragility Fracture Network Position on Unrestricted Weight-Bearing After Hip Fracture Surgery
The FFN endorses unrestricted weight-bearing and recommends healthcare professionals, institutions, and policymakers re-evaluate practices favouring limited or non-weight-bearing prescriptions and establish a standardised system for monitoring and auditing, with clear justification and documentation of any restrictions.
Authors
- Jae‐Young Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9454-0344)
- Matthew Lee Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-1388)
- Ronald Man Yeung Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-6627)
- David Wyatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-7389)
- Luiz Fernando Cocco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-7382)
- Juan Carlos Viveros-García
- José Luis Dinamarca‐Montecinos
- Irewin Tabu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-128X)
- Rhona McGlasson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6274-7853)
- Hui Min Khor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4066-0738)
- Mônica Rodrigues Perracini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-3820)
- Frede Frihagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4811-669X)
- Ruqayyah Turabi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6439-6276)
- Joon Kiong Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4215-1689)
- Cristina Ojeda‐Thies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-1491)
- Julie A. Switzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-1643)
- Lauren A Beaupré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4770-991X)
- Alex Trompeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-497X)
- Katie Jane Sheehan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5325-7454)
- Wei Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1994-2770)
- Takeshi Sawaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3056-6983)
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Valparaiso University (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- King's College London (GB)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Beacon College (US)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Twin Cities Orthopedics (US)
- Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre (ES)
- Fracture Analysis Consultants (United States) (US)
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- Østfold Hospital Trust (NO)
- Hospital Universitario de León (ES)
- Universidad de Londres (MX)
- City St George's, University of London (GB)
- University of the Philippines Manila (PH)
- University of Valparaíso (CL)
- Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (MX)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Jazan University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/21514593251351136
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00