Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1760-1765 , October 2009

Timed Up & Go Test Score in Patients With Hip Fracture Is Related to the Type of Walking Aid

Presented to the Congress of the Danish Physical Therapy Association, March 26–28, 2009, Odense, Denmark.

  • Morten T. Kristensen, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Morten T. Kristensen, PT, Dept of Physical Therapy 236 and Orthopedic Surgery, Hvidovre University Hospital, Kettegaard Alle 30, Copenhagen DK-2650, Denmark
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  • Thomas Bandholm, PT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Gait Analysis Laboratory, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Bente Holm, PT, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Hvidovre Hospital, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Charlotte Ekdahl, RPT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • Henrik Kehlet, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark

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    TUG performance differences in seconds: walker versus rollator (A), crutches versus rollator (D), relationship between TUG performances (B and E), and TUG performance differences against means (C and

    TUG performance differences in seconds: walker versus rollator (A), crutches versus rollator (D), relationship between TUG performances (B and E), and TUG performance differences against means (C and F).

 Supported by the IMK Fonden and by the Danish Physical Therapy Association, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(09)00421-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.05.013

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1760-1765 , October 2009

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