Effectiveness of acute in-hospital physiotherapy with knee-extension strength training in reducing strength deficits in patients with a hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial

Lise Kronborg; Thomas Bandholm; Henrik Palm; Henrik Kehlet; Morten Tange Kristensen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179867

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Effectiveness of acute in-hospital physiotherapy with knee-extension strength training in reducing strength deficits in patients with a hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial

Lise Kronborg ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lise Kronborg, Thomas Bandholm, Henrik Palm, Henrik Kehlet, Morten Tange Kristensen

* E-mail: lisekronborg@hotmail.com

Affiliation Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research – Copenhagen (PMR-C), Department of Physio- & Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8771-1459

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Thomas Bandholm ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lise Kronborg, Thomas Bandholm, Henrik Palm, Henrik Kehlet, Morten Tange Kristensen

Affiliations Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research – Copenhagen (PMR-C), Department of Physio- & Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark, Clinical Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Henrik Palm ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lise Kronborg, Thomas Bandholm, Henrik Palm, Henrik Kehlet, Morten Tange Kristensen

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Henrik Kehlet ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lise Kronborg, Thomas Bandholm, Henrik Palm, Henrik Kehlet, Morten Tange Kristensen

Affiliation Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Morten Tange Kristensen

Contributed equally to this work with: Lise Kronborg, Thomas Bandholm, Henrik Palm, Henrik Kehlet, Morten Tange Kristensen

Affiliations Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research – Copenhagen (PMR-C), Department of Physio- & Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Effectiveness of acute in-hospital physiotherapy with knee-extension strength training in reducing strength deficits in patients with a hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial

Lise Kronborg,
Thomas Bandholm,
Henrik Palm,
Henrik Kehlet,
Morten Tange Kristensen

Published: June 29, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179867

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