Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2016
Assessing functional recovery shortly after knee or hip arthroplasty: a comparison of the clinimetric properties of four tools.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty.Physical therapy · 2020Guideline
- Prognostic factors for inpatient functional recovery following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.Acta orthopaedica · 2020Pooled it
- Functional Status after Ventral Hernia Repair: Longitudinal Trends and the Limits of Improvement.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2026Trial
- Effect of Remote Monitoring on Discharge to Home, Return to Activity, and Rehospitalization After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2020Trial
- Effects of Very Early versus Early Mobilization and Walking on Functional and Psychosocial Outcomes in Acute Phase After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Observational Study.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Predictive Factors for Return to Driving After Lower Limb Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Comparison of adverse events, prescription medication, and costs after hip, knee, and shoulder total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2025Article
- Comparison Between Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty on Short-Term Performance-Based Outcomes and Factors Associated with the Improvement of Gait Function During Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal parameters from remote smartphone-based gait analysis are associated with lower extremity functional scale categories.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Effects of a home-based, exergaming intervention on physical function and pain after total knee replacement in older adults: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Patient and surgical prognostic factors for inpatient functional recovery following THA and TKA: a prospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundFollowing hip or knee arthroplasty, it is clinically warranted to get patients functional as quickly as possible. However, valid tools to assess function shortly after knee or hip arthroplasty are lacking. The objective was to compare the clinimetric properties of four instruments to assess function shortly after arthroplasty.
methodsOne hundred eight patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty were assessed preoperatively, 1 and 2 days postoperatively, and 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively with the Timed Up and Go (TUG), Iowa Level of Assistance Scale (ILAS), Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (PQRS), and Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS). Descriptive data, floor and ceiling effects, responsiveness, interpretation and construct validity were determined.
resultsOnly the ILAS and RHDS support subscale demonstrated floor or ceiling effects. A large deterioration from preoperative to postoperative, followed by large improvements after surgery were seen in the TUG and ILAS scores. The RHDS personal status subscale and the PQRS pain and function dimensions demonstrated large improvements after surgery. Changes in the RHDS global scale and personal status subscale, PQRS pain dimension and TUG were significantly related to patient perceived improvement. Minimal important changes were obtained for the RHDS global (1.1/10) and personal status subscale (2.3/10), and the TUG (43.4 s at 6 weeks). For construct validity, the PQRS function dimension and RHDS were moderately related to the TUG or ILAS. The correlation between TUG and ILAS was high from preoperative to postoperative day 2, but substantially decreased at 2 and 6 weeks.
conclusionsThe TUG and RHDS personal status subscale demonstrated the best clinimetric properties to assess function in the first 6 weeks after hip or knee arthroplasty.
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