The use of a walking aid before surgery is not related to worse short-term outcomes after simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty

Introduction: No study has been performed to compare patients’ pre- and post-operative knee disability, functional status, and length of hospital stay after surgery between patients with and without using a walking aid. Methods: One-hundred forty-five patients were enrolled and divided into four gro...

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Published in:The British journal of occupational therapy 2023-11, Vol.86 (11), p.740-746
Main Authors: Şahinoğlu, Ertan, Bakırhan, Serkan, Elibol, Nuray, Ünver, Bayram, Karatosun, Vasfi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Disability
Functional status
Length of stay
Orthopedic apparatus
Perioperative care
Short term
Surgery
Walking
Walking aids
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Summary:Introduction: No study has been performed to compare patients’ pre- and post-operative knee disability, functional status, and length of hospital stay after surgery between patients with and without using a walking aid. Methods: One-hundred forty-five patients were enrolled and divided into four groups based on whether they used any walking aids before surgery: no walking aid, one cane, one elbow crutch, and two elbow crutches. The groups were compared for knee disability (Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) knee score), functional status (Iowa Level of Assistance Scale (ILAS)), and length of hospital stay. Results: For the pre-operative HSS knee scores, no statistically significant differences were found between the groups (p > 0.05). For the pre-operative ILAS scores, the patients without using walking aids had better functional status than those using any walking aids (p 
ISSN:0308-0226
1477-6006
DOI:10.1177/03080226231176413