6 weeks 3 months 6 months Hip flexor muscles 42.6 41.6 42 Knee extensor muscles 39 46 46

Table 2: Asymmetry scores with respect to the hip flexor and knee extensor strength ratios recorded over time for 6 hip fracture surgical cases showing less than optimal recovery at 6 months, and where a score of 50=symmetry from side to side.