[Early abductor muscle strength after total hip replacement performed by antero-lateral approach].
Between November 2000 and April 2001 31 patients with unilateral coxarthrosis were assessed in order to determine strength of the hip abductors and hip mobility 2 days prior surgery, 10 and 14 days post surgery. All patients underwent total hip replacement though an antero-lateral approach. It was found that maximal and average muscle strength decreased during the first 2 weeks post-op, with concomitant increase in time needed to achieve full muscle strength and hip mobility.
Pawłowski
Zbigniew
Z
Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii i Traumatologii, Pomorska Akademia Medyczna w Szczecinie.
Bohatyrewicz
Andrzej
A
Czajkowski
Andrzej Antoni
AA
Kominiak
Piotr
P
Gusta
Andrzej
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors