Effect of postoperative hip joint exercises therapy on physical mobility status among patients with hip fracture surgery

Abstract

Background: Hip fractures (HF) range from benign to potentially fatal, based on the mechanism of injuries and connected vascular injury. The term hip fracture or head of femur fracture describes a break or fracture close to the upper 3rd of the femur, expanding to five cm under the smaller trochanter. Objective: Evaluate the effect of post-operative exercises on physical mobility status among patients with hip fracture surgery (HF). Sample: A purposive composed of sixty patients post hip fracture operation. Tools: Three tools in this research. The first tool was a structured questionnaire for patient interviews. First Part: Demographic Data (DD) and Medical Data (MD). 2nd tool: Cumulated ambulation scale (CAS). 3rd tool: Oxford muscle strength scale. Results: there is a statistically significant difference (P ≤ 0.01) between the pre- as well as post-test of the study groups regarding all items of the implemented exercises program; the intervention group (IG) or post-test group improves ambulation score due to strengthening the muscles through exercises compared to the pre-test. Conclusion: Early Nursing intervention and exercise therapy performance improve the physical mobility of hip fractured patients in the post-test group after surgery post six months. Recommendation: Designing standardized structured nursing protocol regarding hip fracture in the post-operative to upgrade nurses' knowledge and practice, and further research studies are needed on larger study samples.