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Patients increase activity level after physician activity recommendations
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Patients younger than 50 years of age are more active after total hip arthroplasty than previously thought by surgeons, according to this study.
“Postoperative recommendations for the young total hip arthroplasty patients should be a balance between joint prosthesis preservation and regular activity participation,” Lawrence A. Delsotta, MD, stated in the abstract.
When researchers compared physician-recommended activities with the activities patients actually performed, they found that the recommended activities increased by 33%, according to the abstract. Researchers found that more than 25% of patients most often stopped performing activities due to fear of injury and physician recommendation against certain activities. Other reasons ceasing activities included decreased interest, early fatigue and hip pain.
Of 61 patients contacted by researchers, 98% said they were satisfied with their postoperative function between 10-month and 81-month follow-up, according to the abstract. Additionally, 95% of patients said they would redo the procedure if they needed it again.
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