Scoring systems to evaluate elderly patients with hip fractures.
OBJECTIVE
To report about different scales and scoring systems used to evaluate elderly patient with hip fracture during the acute post-fracture phase and during post-operative rehabilitation.


RESULTS
Report of the different scales from a literature review.


CONCLUSIONS
Standard validated scales are one of the tools to perform such an evaluation process as objectively as possible and to evaluate surgical, medical and rehabilitative management in these elderly patients. These scales are only a complementary tool, and they cannot replace physical examination. However, these validated tools are probably more accurate than just clinical impression. The appropriate combination of clinical experience and these scales may well contribute to a better care of elderly patients with hip fractures.
Shabat
Shay
S
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sapir Medical Center, Kfar-Saba, Tel-Aviv Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv, Israel. drshabat@hotmail.com
Mann
Gideon
G
Nyska
Meir
M
Maffulli
Nicola
N
D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile