The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation in Gait Recovery After Knee or Hip Arthroplasty

The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation in Gait Recovery After Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: a Pilot Observational Study Based on Kinematic and Kinetic Parameters

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation on gait recovery in subjects after knee or hip arthroplasty. Assessment is performed the day after admission (T0) and the day of discharge (T1), in a post-acute rehabilitation hospital, through an optoelectronic system (BTS DX-400). Other functional scales are administered to the subjects. during the rehabilitation period, subjects received conventional physiotherapy.

Knee and Hip Arthroplasty subjects

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects > 18 years;
• Both Sexs;
• Knee or Hip Arthroplasty in the previous 3-4 days before admission;
• Subjects with clinical stability at admission (Hemoglobin > 9 g/l).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fever at admission;
• Any rheumatic or systemic diseases;
• Previous surgery at the lower limbs (6 months before admission) or other arthroplasties at the lower limbs;
• MiniMental State Examination < 24;
• Other neurologic disorders.

For the healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects age-matched with the subjects in the hip and knee group.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any disorder that could negatively affect gait perfomance.