The Contralateral Muscle Reserve: Rethinking Post‐Operative Risk Stratification and Discharge Trajectories in Acute Hip Fracture Care
Abstract
The non-affected thigh reflects the patient's true muscle reserve and helps predict functional recovery after hip fracture surgery. This can be used to study how often patients are able to leave facilities and return home, which is related to their quality of life.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hip and Femur Fractures
Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
Bone fractures and treatments
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- e70546–e70546
- Publication date
- 1 May 2026
- Language
- EN