Hip fracture: management

Excerpt

This guideline covers managing hip fracture in adults. It aims to improve care from the time people aged 18 and over are admitted to hospital through to when they return to the community. Recommendations emphasise the importance of early surgery and coordinating care through a multidisciplinary Hip Fracture Programme to help people recover faster and regain their mobility.

NICE has also produced a guideline on osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture.

Who is it for?:

1. Healthcare professionals

2. Commissioners and providers

3. Adults with hip fracture and their families and carers.