Unipedal balance is affected by lower extremity joint arthroplasty procedure 1 year following surgery.

Butler, Robert J

Ruberte Thiele, Ramon A

Barnes, C Lowry

Bolognesi, Michael P

Queen, Robin M

United States

2015-07-14T23:13:15Z

2015-02

Lower Extremity Joint Arthroplasty (LEJA) surgery is an effective way to alleviate painful osteoarthritis. Unfortunately, these surgeries do not normalize the loading asymmetry during the single leg stance phase of gait. Therefore, we examined single leg balance in 234 TJA patients (75 hips, 65 knees, 94 ankles) approximately 12 months following surgery. Patients passed if they maintained single leg balance for 10s with their eyes open. Patients one year following total hip arthroplasty (THA-63%) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA-69%) had similar pass rates compared to a total ankle arthroplasty (TAA-9%). Patients following THA and TKA exhibit better unilateral balance in comparison with TAA patients. It may be beneficial to include a rigorous proprioception and balance training program in TAA patients to optimize functional outcomes.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25257235

S0883-5403(14)00620-2

1532-8406

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/10290

eng

Churchill Livingstone Inc.

J Arthroplasty

10.1016/j.arth.2014.08.031

loading asymmetry

lower extremity osteoarthritis

proprioception

single leg balance

total joint arthroplasty

Aged

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Humans

Joints

Lower Extremity

Middle Aged

Osteoarthritis

Postural Balance

Retrospective Studies

Unipedal balance is affected by lower extremity joint arthroplasty procedure 1 year following surgery.

Journal article

Bolognesi, Michael P|0000-0003-1414-6863

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25257235

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289

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Clinical Science Departments

Duke

Faculty

Orthopaedics

Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy

School of Medicine

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