TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking speed in the total joint arthroplasty population
AU - Kittelson, Andrew J.
AU - Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer E.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Total hip and total knee arthroplasties are common procedures, effective at improving self-reported function for patients with osteoarthritis. While self-report measures are commonly used to assess outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), they rarely accurately reflect the magnitude of physical performance deficits. Measures of walking speed allow for a simple and reproducible clinical assessment of physical performance after TJA, which may prove to be a useful clinical tool for tracking performance and establishing prognosis. Of the few studies examining walking speed after TJA, generally patients tend to improve after surgery, yet deficits of 17% to 20% persist when patients are compared with healthy controls.
AB - Total hip and total knee arthroplasties are common procedures, effective at improving self-reported function for patients with osteoarthritis. While self-report measures are commonly used to assess outcomes after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), they rarely accurately reflect the magnitude of physical performance deficits. Measures of walking speed allow for a simple and reproducible clinical assessment of physical performance after TJA, which may prove to be a useful clinical tool for tracking performance and establishing prognosis. Of the few studies examining walking speed after TJA, generally patients tend to improve after surgery, yet deficits of 17% to 20% persist when patients are compared with healthy controls.
KW - total hip arthroplasty
KW - total joint arthroplasty
KW - total knee arthroplasty
KW - walking speed
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860788640&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/TGR.0b013e31823d9c39
DO - 10.1097/TGR.0b013e31823d9c39
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860788640
SN - 0882-7524
VL - 28
SP - 104
EP - 109
JO - Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
JF - Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation
IS - 2
ER -