Allowed Activities After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty

Wissam S Fawaz; Bassam A Masri

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2020.06.002

Allowed Activities After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty and Total Hip Arthroplasty

Orthop Clin North Am. 2020 Oct;51(4):441-452. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Authors

Wissam S Fawaz¹, Bassam A Masri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Complex Joint Clinic, Third Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of British Columbia, Complex Joint Clinic, Third Floor, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada. Electronic address: bas.masri@ubc.ca.

PMID: 32950213
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2020.06.002

Abstract

It is essential for total knee arthroplasty patients to return to their previous level of activity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This article reviews the current recommendations regarding return to physical activity after total knee arthroplasty and trying to find the balance between levels of activity and prosthetic joint preservation. In general, most total joint replacement patients are able to return to their previous level of activity and to a lesser extent to sports. This article discuss patients' actual levels of activity including their return to work and sport and the factors that influence meeting their expectations for surgery.

Keywords: Activities; Joint loading; Return to sport; Return to work; Total hip arthroplasty; Total knee arthroplasty.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / rehabilitation*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / rehabilitation*
Humans
Return to Sport
Sports / physiology