Dataset related to: "Functional ability before and after rehabilitation in elderly patients with shortening and/or rotational deformity of the lower limb after hip fracture"

<p>We provide the raw data used for the following article:</p><p>Gialanella B, Santoro R, Prometti P, Monguzzi V, Comini L. <strong>Functional ability before and after rehabilitation in elderly patients with shortening and/or rotational deformity of the lower limb after hip fracture</strong>. PM R. 2023 Sep;15(9):1106-1114. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12910.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Shortening and rotational deformity of the lower limb (SRD) is a major complication of hip fracture surgery. It causes not only hip joint dysfunction but also functional impairments due to abnormal gait parameters, decreased gait velocity, and poor balance. Despite a number of previous studies, the effect of SRD on the postsurgical recovery of these patients is still not clear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To compare the functional abilities and balance before and after rehabilitation for people with and without SRD after hip fracture surgery and to assess whether SRD affects rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective observational study.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Inpatients of a rehabilitation unit.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>A total of 102 people with hip fracture (62 without SRD and 40 with SRD at the time of admission to the unit).</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) motor score, administered before and after rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Motor rehabilitation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Before rehabilitation, patients with SRD had lower motor-FIM (p = .002) and BBS (p = .001) scores than those without SRD. After rehabilitation, both groups showed similar improvements in motor-FIM, BBS, range of motion, muscle strength, and pain scores (p &lt; .001, for all), but patients with SRD still had lower motor-FIM and BBS scores (p = .014 and .003, respectively) and lower effectiveness in motor-FIM and BBS (p = .039 and p = .034, respectively) than those without SRD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SRD is associated with lower levels of balance and functional abilities before and after rehabilitation and it adversely affects rehabilitation for patients with hip fractures.</p>