Abstract:The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of muscle strengthening of hip abductor and adductor muscles just after surgery on gait at discharge. [Subjects and Methods] Subjects were twelve patients who had open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for unstable unilateral fractures of the pelvis. Six patients started muscle strengthening exercises at two weeks after surgery (regular rehabilitation group, RR), and another six patients started muscle strengthening of hip abductor and adductor muscles … Show more
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