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By Mayo Clinic staffRecovering from a hip fracture involves a lengthy period of rehabilitation. The goal of rehabilitation is to help you regain mobility. You'll learn how to gradually place more weight on your hip until it can handle your full weight without pain. You'll also learn how to sit, stand and walk so that you don't re-injure your hip or damage your prosthesis, if you have one.
Help with walking and other activities
After a hip fracture, you'll need the help of a walking aid, such as a cane, walker or crutches, for a while. You may also need help getting around your home and doing daily tasks, such as bathing, dressing and cooking. Or, you may need to enter an extended care facility while recuperating to get assistance that's not available at home.
You can help speed the healing process and increase your chances for a full recovery by following your doctor's and therapist's instructions and taking good care of yourself.
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- Live it safe: Prevent broken hips. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00305. Accessed Nov. 24, 2009.
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- Morris VA, et al. Medical management of the patient with hip fracture. In: Browner BD, et al. Skeletal Trauma. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: W.B. Saunders; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/172615262-4/919970406/1867/52.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-2220-6..10047-7--s0240_2185. Accessed Nov. 24, 2009.
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- Osteoporosis overview. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/default.asp. Accessed Nov. 24, 2009.
- Nutrition and bone health. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Nutrition/default.asp. Accessed Nov. 24, 2009.
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