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ArticleSports health2014

Total hip and knee replacement in the mature athlete.

Michael R Bloomfield, William J Hozack

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Article in Sports health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael R BloomfieldCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
William J HozackRothman Institute Orthopedics, Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cleveland Clinic · USRothman Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextTotal hip replacement and total knee replacement are among the most successful and common surgical procedures in orthopaedics. These operations were traditionally reserved for older, sedentary patients. However, these are now being increasingly performed in patients expecting to return to athletic activities. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: The peer-reviewed medical literature was searched via PubMed from the years 2000 to 2013. Those studies pertinent to modern hip and knee replacement in an athletic population were selected for inclusion. STUDY

designLiterature review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.

resultsThere is a lack of high-quality evidence in the peer-reviewed literature relating to the replacement of hips and knees in younger athletic patients. Although many patients undergoing joint replacement are active in recreational activities, a minority engage in high-impact sports. Following surgery, overall activities tend to increase, but high-demand athletic activities may be limited by pain, functional outcome, or activity restrictions imposed by health care providers.

conclusionPatients receiving hip and knee replacements should be counseled in that returning to high-impact and repetitive-loading athletic activities after surgery may shorten the life span of their implant. STRENGTH-OF-RECOMMENDATION TAXONOMY SORT: C.

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functional outcomemature athletetotal hip arthroplastytotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID24427446
PMCPMC3874226
OpenAlexW2133244241

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