Postural stability after total hip replacement.
Changes in postural stability were recorded before and after total hip replacement using a specially designed computer-assisted forceplate system. Twenty-one patients with unilateral osteoarthritis of the hip were randomised into two groups after operation with either a cemented Charnley or a non-cemented HP-Garches prosthesis. Postural stability was improved in both groups one year after operation and the sway pattern became normal.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Goldie
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D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*