ea0073aep242 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021
Ben-Joseph Ronen
, luboshitz Barak
, Heffez-Ayzenfeld Rachel
, Twito Orit
BackgroundAlthough patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at higher risk of hip fracture, data regarding the effect of DM on rehabilitation outcomes is limited.MethodsA retrospective population-based study was conducted comparing diabetic and non-diabetic elderly patients with a recent hip fracture who were admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation facility during 20142019. The Functional Independence Me...