Hip fracture management, before and beyond surgery and medication: a synthesis of the evidence.

Multidisciplinary medical management of patients with hip fractures is being improved within the hospital environment resulting in earlier discharge with decreased morbidity. There is evidence to show the benefits to patients with hip fractures from peripheral modalities within the hospital; however unless resident in a facility, multidisciplinary management is not clearly of benefit. O'Malley NT, Blauth M, Suhm N, Kates SL. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2011 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 21706188