Early Weight Bearing on Supracondylar Distal Femur Fractures in Elderly Patients

"The design will be a surgeon based prospective cohort supported in the literature to answer research questions in which surgeons may have a preferred treatment type. Each surgeon will treat study subjects by his or her single chosen method (weight bearing as tolerated post operatively versus non weight bearing).~The benefits of early weight bearing are accelerated functional recovery, increased independence, decreased impact on the family, increased psychological benefits, reduced use of healthcare resources, decreased need for family intervention, and family to take care of the patient."

"The design will be a surgeon based prospective cohort supported in the literature to answer research questions in which surgeons may have a preferred treatment type. Each surgeon will treat study subjects by his or her single chosen method (weight bearing as tolerated post operatively versus non weight bearing).~The benefits of early weight bearing are accelerated functional recovery, increased independence, decreased impact on the family, increased psychological benefits, reduced use of healthcare resources, decreased need for family intervention, and family to take care of the patient."