A comparative study of rehabilitation outcomes of elderly hip fracture patients: the advantage of a comprehensive orthogeriatric approach.

Background: The optimal setting and design of a comprehensive treatment for elderly hip fracture patients is unknown. The aims of this study were to compare the functional outcomes associated with an innovative comprehensive single-step (geriatric-based) and classic double-step (orthopedic-based) treatment of such patients.

Methods: This is a partially concurrent prospective study, taking place in the orthogeriatric unit of a department of geriatric rehabilitation, in a large urban academic freestanding hospital.

Rehabilitation outcome of elderly patients after a first stroke: effect of cognitive status at admission on the functional outcome.

Objective: To assess whether, and to what extent, cognitive outcome relates to overall functional outcome among elderly stroke patients.

Design: Nonconcurrent prospective study.

Setting: Geriatric rehabilitation division at a large, urban, academic, freestanding hospital in Israel.