Athletic activity after total joint replacement

Athletic activity after total joint replacement

Total hip and knee replacement surgery is a successful treatment for the arthritic hip and knee ensuring proven pain relief and return of function. Younger, more active patients who have greater expectations and higher demands are receiving hip and knee replacements. With current surgical techniques...

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Published in:Orthopedics (Thorofare, N.J.) Vol. 25; no. 11; pp. 1283 - 1287
Main Authors: Nicholls, Mathew A, Selby, Jeffrey B, Hartford, James M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States SLACK INCORPORATED 01-11-2002
Subjects:
Age Factors
Aged
Female
Hip Prosthesis
Humans
Knee Prosthesis
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Physical Fitness
Prognosis
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Quality of Life
Recreation
Risk Assessment
Sex Factors
Sports
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Summary:Total hip and knee replacement surgery is a successful treatment for the arthritic hip and knee ensuring proven pain relief and return of function. Younger, more active patients who have greater expectations and higher demands are receiving hip and knee replacements. With current surgical techniques and implant designs, athletic participation should be limited to low impact, low demand, and low duration activity. Future advancesin bearing surfaces may allow for higher demand activities.
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ISSN:0147-7447
1938-2367
DOI:10.3928/0147-7447-20021101-22