title: [Results of inpatient postoperative rehabilitation after hip replacement].
abstract: The study was performed as a pilot study evaluating the benefit of a 4-week inpatient postoperative rehabilitation programme. We examined 177 patients admitted after total hip replacement. We found statistically significant improvements of joint mobility, muscle power, gait, walking distance and a significant reduction of various pain parameters. The decline in usage of crutches, improvements in the activities of daily living and the positive patients' assessments were of striking evidence. A short time inpatient postoperative rehabilitation programme achieved significant success through an acceptable expenditure of treatment and resulted in substantially increased mobility and autonomy of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitationszentrum Gröbming, Sonderkrankenanstalt für Rheumakranke, Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Arbeiter.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulreich
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kullich
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ramach
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000145:classification; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010343:Patient Admission; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome