Early clinical evaluation of total hip arthroplasty by three-dimensional gait analysis and muscle strength testing
Patients with severe osteoarthritis of the hip have gait disturbance due to hip joint pain, restricted range of motion, and weakness of the hip joint muscles, all of which are considerably improved by total hip arthroplasty (THA). Improvement of gait is an important reason for patients to undergo surgery and they generally tend to evaluate its success based on postoperative walking ability. Moreover, the majority of patients undergoing THA are elderly, and whether they can walk safely unaided is an important issue for both their families and the medical/welfare system.
Source: Gait and Posture - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Motosi Gomi, Katsuhiko Maezawa, Masahiko Nozawa, Takahito Yuasa, Munehiko Sugimoto, Akito Hayashi, Saiko Mikawa, Kazuo Kaneko Tags: Full length article Source Type: research