[Timed Up and Go and New Mobility Score as predictors of function six months after hip fracture].

INTRODUCTION

We did a study to validate the Timed Up & Go (TUG) and New Mobility Score (NMS) as predictors of functional mobility, functional level, change of residence and home aid, six months after hip fracture.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

We followed 200 consecutive unselected hip fracture patients admitted to a special hip fracture unit in an orthopaedic ward. All patients followed a well-defined care plan with multimodal rehabilitation including early surgery, epidural analgesia and anaesthesia, nutritional supplementation and an intensive physiotherapy programme. The NMS was recorded on admission, the TUG at discharge and again after six months.

RESULTS

Both the TUG and the NMS were significant predictors for all four outcome parameters, but the NMS was the only score with a highly significant correlation (p <0.001) with mobility and functional level.

CONCLUSION

The NMS on admission is better than the TUG on discharge for prediction of the functional outcome six months after hip fracture.