| Author/Editor | Stropnik, Domen; Krištof Mirt, Pika; Lenasi, Helena | |
| Title | Športna aktivnost po vstavitvi totalne kolčne endoproteze | |
| Translated title | Sports activities after total hip arthroplasty | |
| Type | članek | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 89, št. 7/8 | |
| Publication year | 2020 | |
| Volume | str. 365-377 | |
| ISSN | 1318-0347 - Zdravniški vestnik : glasilo Slovenskega zdravniškega društva : Slovenian medical journal | |
| Language | slv | |
| Abstract | Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures and has been acknowledged as an extremely efficient and reliable surgery with a high percentage of satisfied patients. The number of implanted total hip prostheses has been increasing every year worldwide especially among younger patients. After the surgery, patients are allowed to continue with everyday activities, suitable for their age and physical performance. Nevertheless, specific, evidence-based guidelines on sports activities after THA have not been established. Surgeons usually rely on various recommendations and their own experience. The aim of our restrospective observational pilot study was to assess the level of sports activities before and more than one year after THA in Slovenian patients younger than 60 years. We analysed Harris Hip Score (HHS) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) questionnaires that patients filled in before surgery and more than one year after surgery. Preoperatively, most of our patients were limited to a low level of activity, with 62 % of them achieving a medium level postoperatively (swimming, dancing, hiking, golf, housework) and 15 % of them even achieving a high level of activity (tennis, alpine skiing, contact sports). Although we should respect some general recommendations, each patient should be individually counselled regarding sports participation based on his or her preoperative participation in different sports and the desired postoperative activity level. | |
| Keywords | operacija kolka totalna artroplastika kolka športne aktivnosti hip surgery total hip arthroplasty sports activities |