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ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Predicting physical activity recovery after hip and knee arthroplasty? A longitudinal cohort study.

Julien Lebleu, Hervé Poilvache, Philippe Mahaudens, Roel De Ridder, Christine Detrembleur

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5 authors.

Julien LebleuSecteur des Sciences de la Santé, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 53, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: Julien.lebleu@uclouvain.be.
Hervé PoilvacheSecteur des Sciences de la Santé, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 53, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium; Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Service d'orthopédie, Brussels, Belgium.
Philippe MahaudensSecteur des Sciences de la Santé, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 53, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium; Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, Service d'orthopédie, Brussels, Belgium.
Roel De RidderDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
Christine DetrembleurSecteur des Sciences de la Santé, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Neuro Musculo Skeletal Lab (NMSK), Université Catholique de Louvain, Avenue Mounier 53, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecovery of physical activity (PA) after telerehabilitation following knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA-THA) has rarely been studied. An improved understanding of PA recovery is needed, as it could be influenced by many factors such as age, gender or pre-operative physical function.

objectivesTo assess PA recovery weekly for 3 months after TKA-THA and to determine perioperative factors that could help predict PA recovery at 3 months.

methodsFrom one week before until 3 months after surgery, 132 patients wore a fitness tracker continuously. Each patient received personalized and daily exercises and feedback through a tablet. Before and after surgery, patient-reported outcome measures of symptoms, pain, activities of daily living and quality of life were recorded. A one-way repeated-measure ANOVA was used to assess the time effect on step count for each post-operative week. To predict the absolute step count at 3 months post-surgery, a backward multiple linear regression was used.

resultsPatients reached their pre-operative PA level at week 7, with no significant additional improvement by 3 months post-surgery. Pre-operative step count, the number of days using crutches and pre-operative symptoms explained 35% of the variability of step count at 3 months.

conclusionThis patient population receiving telerehabilitation reached their pre-operative PA level at 7-week post-surgery with no further improvement over the subsequent 5 weeks. The PA level at 3 months could be predicted by pre-operative step count, duration of crutches use, and pre-operative symptoms.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeActivities of Daily LivingCohort StudiesExerciseHumansKnee JointLongitudinal StudiesOsteoarthritis, KneePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresQuality of LifeArthroplastyExerciseFitness trackerTelemedicine.Wearable

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PMID31874729
PMCPMC7817856

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