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
    • ,
  • Bente Holm, PT, MSc

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

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 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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