[Recovalescence and sick leave following total knee and hip arthroplasty].

Autor: Husted H; Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre, Denmark. henrikhusted@dadlnet.dk, Andersen KV, Søballe K
Jazyk: dánština
Zdroj: Ugeskrift for laeger [Ugeskr Laeger] 2009 Sep 28; Vol. 171 (40), pp. 2892-6.
Abstrakt: Length of stay has been decreasing after total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA) in Denmark during recent years, and patients regain functional capacity faster - and it is therefore of importance to reevaluate the sick-leave period and recommendations given. The factors potentially influencing recovalescence are limited to pain, swelling, reduced range of motion, postoperative nausea and vomiting and sleep disturbances. This article evaluates these changes and gives recommendations with regard to sick leave and restrictions after operation.
Databáze: MEDLINE