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- Title
Preoperative Physical Functions' Influence on Gait and Hospitalization after Total Knee Arthroplasty.
- Authors
YUTARO SANADA; TAKAYUKI SHIIKI; TAKESHI MORIMOTO; SUGURU OHSAWA; MASAO YUKIOKA
- Abstract
[Purpose] To determine the influence of preoperative physical functions on gait and hospitalization of patients after total knee arthroplasty. [Subjects] Thirty-one knees of twenty-eight patients with knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) who underwent primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). [Methods] We analyzed preoperative body functions influencing length of stay and postoperative period need to acquire walker gait and independent gait. [Results] Among preoperative body functions, the timed up and go test (TUG) was significantly related to the length of the postoperative period needed to acquire walker gait and independent gait. In contrast, there was no significant relation between any preoperative body function and length of stay. [Conclusion] The results suggest that preoperative TUG has a strong relation to early postoperative gait in patients with knee OA who undergo TKA.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL care; GAIT disorders; TOTAL knee replacement; KNEE diseases; PATIENTS
- Publication
Rigakuryoho Kagaku, 2014, Vol 29, Issue 2, p197
- ISSN
1341-1667
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1589/rika.29.197