Clinical impact of recovery room on post-operative walking performance in elderly patients submitted to hip surgery: a real-world analysis.

Background: Strategies aimed at favouring functional recovery after surgery for hip fracture may be of clinical importance.

Aims: To test the clinical utility of a recovery room (RR) in terms of postoperative walking performance in an elderly population submitted to hip fracture surgery.

Methods: Postoperative walking performance at rollator was assessed in 242 consecutive orthogeriatric patients able to follow the institutional physiotherapy protocol starting on day 1 after hip surgery.