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"

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Gialanella B, Santoro R, Prometti P, Monguzzi V, Comini L. Functional ability before and after rehabilitation in elderly patients with shortening and/or rotational deformity of the lower limb after hip fracture. PM R. 2023 Sep;15(9):1106-1114. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12910. 
Abstract
Background: 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.
Objective: 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.
Design: Prospective observational study.
Setting: Inpatients of a rehabilitation unit.
Participants: A total of 102 people with hip fracture (62 without SRD and 40 with SRD at the time of admission to the unit).
Main outcome measures: Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) motor score, administered before and after rehabilitation.
Interventions: Motor rehabilitation.
Results: 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 < .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.
Conclusions: 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.