Functional Status and Readmissions in Unilateral Hip FracturesByPaul Gerrard, MD,Richard Goldstein, PhD,Margaret A. DiVita, PhD,Chloe Slocum, MD,Colleen M. Ryan, MD,Jacqueline Mix, MPH,Paulette Niewczyk, PhD, MPH,Lewis Kazis, ScD,Ross Zafonte, DO,Jeffrey C. Schneider, MDMay 15th 2015Functional status is an important predictor of an acute care readmission in patients who have had a unilateral hip fracture.