Hip Fracture: Setting Priorities for Effectiveness Research -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- Introduction -- EFFECTIVENESS INITIATIVE -- THE IOM CLINICAL WORKSHOP -- CONDITION-SPECIFIC RESEARCH WORKSHOPS -- Purpose -- Research Workshop Committee -- Committee Charge -- The Knowledge Base for Key Clinical Issues in Hip Fracture -- DEFINITIONS -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF HIP FRACTURE -- Epidemiology -- Frequency -- Demographic Aspects -- Relationship to Aging -- Risk Factors and Prevention of Hip Fractures -- Falls -- Bone Mass and Osteoporosis -- Surgical Issues -- Surgical Treatment Options -- Intertrochanteric Fractures -- Subtrochanteric Fractures -- Femoral Neck Fractures -- Managing Postoperative Complications and Ambulation -- Nonsurgical Treatment Issues -- Rehabilitation -- Factors Important for the Selection of Key Patient Management Issues and Related Research Activities -- SELECTING PATIENT MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- SELECTING RESEARCH TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES -- Content, Conduct, and Use of Research -- Data Issues -- Key Patient Management Topics for Effectiveness Research in Hip Fracture -- PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION AND SELECTION OF MAJOR TOPICS -- SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS -- METHODS ISSUES -- Health and Functional Status Assessment -- Outcomes -- Longitudinal Follow-up -- Risk Stratification and Classification of Comorbidities -- Patterns of Care and Variations -- PATIENT MANAGEMENT ISSUES -- Prevention -- Osteoporosis -- Falls -- Medication Usage -- Treatment Options -- Effectiveness of Surgical Interventions -- Nonsurgical Management -- Other Treatment Issues -- Rehabilitation -- Establishment of a Minimal Data Set -- Timing and Intensity Issues in Rehabilitation -- Longitudinal Follow-up -- Hypothesis Generation -- Hip Fracture in the Context of Aging -- Conclusions -- Bibliography.

CLINICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY -- WORKING PAPERS AND WORK IN PROGRESS RELATED TO HIP FRACTURE -- PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE -- OTHER MATERIALS -- Appendix: Background and Conduct of the Workshop -- STRUCTURE OF THE WORKSHOP -- HCFA DATA -- Medicare/Medicaid Decision Support System -- Basic Record Groups -- Acquiring Additional Clinical and Outcomes Data -- Hip Fracture Analyses Illustrating the Use of Medicare Data -- PREWORKSHOP HOMEWORK EXERCISE.