International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Coll R
Spain
Research Article
Total Hip Replacement Improves Aerobic Capacity in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Prospective Experimental Study
Author(s): Unyo C, Caceres E, Salazar J, Gich I and Coll RUnyo C, Caceres E, Salazar J, Gich I and Coll R
Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the treatment of choice in advanced hip osteoarthritis and has shown its effectiveness in reducing pain and improving the individual’s function and quality of life. The objectives of our study were to measure the effects of hip osteoarthritis and the post-arthroplasty changes on aerobic capacity and gait parameters.
Methods: This was a prospective, experimental study on 37 patients with hip osteoarthritis pending THA. We registered clinical parameters (range of motion, muscular balance, Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] and use of analgesics), functional scales (Lequesne, Johanson) and metabolic parameters (VO2, VCO2) in the preoperative period and at 6 months after the intervention. The development of the compromised hip was analysed with the Friedman test, the ergometric par.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-9096.1000251