EFFECT OF PREOPERATIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION ON POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT--A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY/UTJECAJ PRIJEOPERACIJSKE FIZIKALNE PODUKE NA POSLIJEOPERACIJSKI ISHOD NAKON UGRADNJE TOTALNE ENDOPROTEZE KUKA--PROSPEKTIVNO KOHORTNO ISTRAZIVANJE

Hip osteoarthritis is the leading cause of hip pain around the world. Patients are aiming to relieve pain as fast as possible and return to everyday activities. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of preoperative physical education on postoperative rehabilitation in patients after tot...

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Published in:Acta clinica Croatica (Tisak) 2024-03, Vol.63 (1), p.3
Main Authors: Grle, Ivana, Grle, Maki, Franjic, Damir, Bevanda, Mateo, Naletilic, Mladenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Care and treatment
Evaluation
Exercise
Influence
Osteoarthritis
Patient education
Patient outcomes
Physical education and training
Postoperative care
Preoperative care
Rehabilitation
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Summary:Hip osteoarthritis is the leading cause of hip pain around the world. Patients are aiming to relieve pain as fast as possible and return to everyday activities. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of preoperative physical education on postoperative rehabilitation in patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA). There were 60 patients divided in two equal groups. One group underwent 3-day preoperative education and the other did not. The two groups were compared according to their preoperative and postoperative visual analog scale (VAS), range of motion (ROM), Harris Hip Score (HHS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), and 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36). Patient general characteristics were similar in the two groups. Patients that received preoperative training had lower VAS scores, greater ROM, higher HHS and lower WOMAC score on postoperative day 42 (p
ISSN:0353-9466
DOI:10.20471/acc.2024.63.01.1