Parker & Palmer (1993) prospectively evaluated 882 hip fracture patients on admission using a new nine-point pre-injury mobility score and the established abbreviated mental test score. The study asked which tool better predicts one-year mortality after proximal femoral fracture. Both were significant predictors, but the mobility score outperformed the mental test score and is simpler to administer.
Parker & Palmer (1993) prospectively evaluated 882 hip fracture patients on admission using a new nine-point pre-injury mobility score and the established abbreviated mental test score. The study asked which tool better predicts one-year mortality after proximal femoral fracture. Both were significant predictors, but the mobility score outperformed the mental test score and is simpler to administer.