title: [Golf with total joint replacement of the hip and knee].
abstract: Playing golf after THR and TKR is discussed controversially by orthopedic surgeons and Data of 16 patients receiving 22 THR (18 m/4f, 12 r/10 l) and of 11 patients receiving 12 TKR (9 m/3f, 6 r/6 l) were analysed using a questionnaire. The mean age of THR-/TKR-sportsmen was 65,7 (58 - 78)/67,8 (61-76) years. In THR-/TKR-patients surgery was done 59 (12-226)/39 (12-105) month ago. The best handicap (hcp) in their carrier/one year before/one year after surgery was in THR 15,7 (2-36)/18,5 (6-36)/17,7 (4-36), in TKR 18,4 (6-24)/22,1 (8-34)/20,3 (8-28). 11/7 sportsmen with THR/TKR could preserve the level of hcp following surgery, in 7/0 hcp became worse and in 4/5 hcp was even better. Patients with 21 THR and 12 TKR had less pain while playing golf in the operated joint one year after compared to one year before surgery, 1 patient with THR suffered more pain. During follow-up 13 THR/10 TKR reported of no problems playing golf, 7 THR/2 TKR had moderate pain, 2 THR/0 TKR had severe pain, no patients was unable playing golf following the joint replacement. Golf can be recommended as sporting activity after successful THR and TKR.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Tübingen. Andreas.Suckel@med.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suckel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D005260:Female; D006055:Golf; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome