The Clinical Effectiveness of JSS-H for the Short Term Prediction of Gait Ability in the Patients with Femoral Neck Fracture

[Purpose] This study examined the clinical utility of the JSS-H (Japan Stroke Scale-Higher Cortical Function) with proximal femoral fracture as a predictor of gait ability, mental function and intellectual function. [Subjects] Fifty-nine subjects with proximal femoral fracture. [Methods] Using multiple regression analysis, we examined the degree to which evaluation of physical function at one week was related to gait ability at three weeks after operation. [Results] The examination picked out the JSS-H and the power of the unaffected side of the quadriceps femoris as factors that were significantly related to the gait ability at three weeks after operation. And the former of standard partial regression coefficient is -0.446, the later is 0.429. [Conclusion] Adding JSS-H to the evaluation of physical function will support the planning of more appropriate physical therapy programs.