Functional Outcome of Elderly Hip Fracture Patients is not Affected By Pre-Fracture Dementia

Objective The aim of the study was to examine whether a diagnosis of pre-fracture Dementia (PFD) affects functional outcome at discharge from a geriatric rehabilitation setting. Design A total of 211 consecutive elderly hip fracture patients were evaluated retrospectively. We used the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and analyzed data by t-test, chi square-test and multiple linear regression analysis. Results Patients with PFD were older (P = 0.001), presented with lower Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores (P

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