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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2023

Does total knee arthroplasty affect pelvic movements? A prospective comparative study.

Elif Aygun Polat, Yusuf Polat, Gökhan Mehmet Karatay, Murat Esmer, Nihan Kafa, Nevin Atalay Guzel

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Article in Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992), 2023. 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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  1. Review
  2. Reduced spinopelvic mobility does not correlate with knee flexion deformity in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2026
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  3. Risk factors for residual pelvic obliquity one year after total hip arthroplasty.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elif Aygun PolatGazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9634-0728
Yusuf PolatHalil Sıvgın Cubuk State Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-9712
Gökhan Mehmet KaratayGazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-1009
Murat EsmerGazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-4610
Nihan KafaGazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-4778
Nevin Atalay GuzelGazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0467-7310
Gazi University · TRSivas State Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePathology in any segment of the spine-pelvis-lower extremity may impair the global postural balance, leading to compensatory alterations in other parts. The aim of this study was to compare the pelvic movements of patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis with patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty and healthy controls.

methodsThis study was performed at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic of a Cankiri State Hospital between April 2021 and February 2022. This study included 84 participants. Of them, 31 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty between 2018 and 2020 years were selected as the total knee arthroplasty group, while 28 patients with knee osteoarthritis were selected as the knee osteoarthritis group. In the control group, there were 25 healthy individuals. Exclusion criteria from the study included any kind of neurological disease, an inability to walk a distance of 100 m unassisted, or a history of surgery to the lower limb. Pelvic movements (i.e., tilt, rotation, and obliquity) and gait parameters (i.e., "gait velocity," "cadence," and "stride length") were assessed using a wireless tri-axial accelerometer.

resultsTotal knee arthroplasty and control groups had decreased minimum anterior tilt of the pelvis, decreased maximum anterior tilt, and decreased oblique range of the pelvis compared with the knee osteoarthritis group. In comparison with the control group, gait velocity and length of stride during gait were remarkably lower in both knee osteoarthritis and total knee arthroplasty groups.

conclusionIn this study, total knee arthroplasty was found to affect pelvic movements. It was thought that total knee arthroplasty changed these variables, probably owing to the frontal and sagittal plane alignment correction through surgery.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeOsteoarthritis, KneeHealth StatusHumansPelvisProspective Studies

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