Are Hip Precautions Necessary Post Total Hip ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由LBarnsley著作·2015·被引用41次—TherateofdislocationafteranterolateralTHAislowandisnotimprovedbyhipprecautions.Hipprecautionsareassociatedwithaslowerreturnto ...

Purpose: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common and effective treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Activity restrictions known as hip precautions are widely practiced in rehabilitation post THA, aiming to foster healing and prevent hip dislocation. The focused clinical question was: Does the application of hip precautions in patients post THA versus unrestricted activities significantly decrease the risk of prosthetic dislocation?

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted for randomized controlled trials or cohort studies with a comparative group and minimum 6 months follow-up, with dislocation as an end point. Retrieved titles were assessed independently by 2 reviewers for inclusion and underwent standardized data extraction.

Results: Title search produced 80 potentially relevant articles. Five articles were retrieved for data extraction of which 2 met a prior eligibil...