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91 year old mother broke her hip. will she recover?

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FUNCTION?: Recovery from a hip fracture depends on mulitple elements , firstly, how was her premorbid functional status? Was she independent in all her actvities of daily living? Quick transfer to a rehab facility post op is very important, as is minimal delay to the operating room to fix the fracture in the beginning.

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Answered 2/12/2017

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