Open AccessReturn to sport after lower limb arthroplasty - why not for all?
Author(s) -
Shivan Jassim,
Jenni Tahmassebi,
Fares S. Haddad,
Angus Robertson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v10.i2.90
Subject(s) - medicine , arthroplasty , physical therapy , return to sport , osteoarthritis , knee joint , joint arthroplasty , total knee arthroplasty , athletes , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Total hip and knee replacements are being performed in increasing numbers in progressively younger patients with higher activity demands. Many such patients have expectations of returning to athletic activity post-operatively yet are not always able to do so and the reasons behind this have not been extensively examined. We hypothesise that any reasons for a failure to return to athletic activity post-operatively are multi-factorial.