Variation in post-operative weight-bearing practice following hip fracture surgery: A national hip fracture audit review
Mobilisation after hip fracture surgery needs to be more consistent. Healthcare leaders must remain vigilant in ensuring full weight-bearing becomes the default approach and seek justification where this is not the case.
Authors
- William Eardley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1980-8520)
- Amy Lindh
- Helen Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6510-7744)
- Alexander L. Aquilina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5656-6722)
- Antony Johansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4726-9106)
- Alex Trompeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-497X)
Institutions
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- University Hospital of Wales (GB)
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- St George's Hospital (GB)
- Royal College of Physicians (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
- Published
- 2025-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcot.2025.103200
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00