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Optimal care for the management of older people non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a consensus study (2021)
Journal Article
Aloraibi, S., Gladman, J., Godfrey, D., Booth, V., Robinson, K., Lunt, E., …Gordon, A. L. (2021). Optimal care for the management of older people non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a consensus study. BMC Geriatrics, 21(1), Article 332. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02265-z

Background: Older people who are non-weight-bearing after a lower limb fracture are at risk of poor outcomes but there are no clinical guidelines for this group of patients. Given the paucity of the research evidence base, we conducted a consensus ex... Read More about Optimal care for the management of older people non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a consensus study.

Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Aloraibi, S., Booth, V., Robinson, K., Lunt, E. K., Godfrey, D., Caswell, A., …Gladman, J. (2021). Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review. Age and Ageing, 50(4), 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab071

Background Patients with lower limb fractures who are non-weight bearing are at risk of the complications of the associated immobility and disability, particularly people with frailty, but there is lack of clarity about what constitutes optimal ca... Read More about Optimal management of older people with frailty non-weight bearing after lower limb fracture: a scoping review.