REHABILITATION FOLLOWING ORIF OF THE HIP

Hip surgery is the most common orthopaedic surgery in die older person . Physical therapy, as part of the interdisciplinary rehabilitation te am, plays an important role in assisting hip fracture patients in retu rning to their prefracture level of functioning as well as decreasing the incidence of complications via early mobilization. With the trend in the increasing number of aging Americans and the changes in the del ivery of services in the American health care system, physical therapy will continue to be an important factor.