title: [Postoperative treatment, rehabilitation and expert assessment of patients with endoprostheses of the hip joint].
abstract: The main demands on a total hip replacement are to reduce pain or achieve painlessness and to recover or improve mobility and walking ability. Today more younger patients were operated replacing a destroyed hip joint: the reintegration in professional and sportive activities is a major part of the rehabilitation process. The postoperative management especially in physical therapy can be standardized inspite of the use of various models. Usually full weight bearing is accepted after 3 months. A review of consecutive treatment methods and professional and sportive rehabilitation measures are presented. Hip replacement leads to restrictions in activity in general. The evaluation, in relation to the different indemnifying, is differentiated.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädischen Klinik, Städtischen Kliniken Frankfurt/Höchst.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mouret
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zichner
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007346:Insurance, Accident / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational
vernacular_title: Postoperative Behandlung, Rehabilitation und gutachterliche Beurteilung von Endoprothesenträgern des Hüftgelenks.