BILATERAL TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS PATIENTS
| Autor: | A. J. Hoekstra, A. G. Veldhuizen, René P. H. Veth, Harald J. Hoekstra, H. K. L. Nielsen, J. D. Visser, R. L. F. Nienhuis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Activities of daily living Knee Joint medicine.medical_treatment Knee replacement Arthritis Prosthesis Arthritis Rheumatoid Rating scale Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Rheumatoid arthritis Concomitant Orthopedic surgery Female Hip Joint Hip Prosthesis Knee Prosthesis business Locomotion Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 108(5), 291-295. SPRINGER |
| ISSN: | 0936-8051 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/BF00932318 |
| Popis: | Between 1978 and 1983, 14 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis were treated by bilateral total hip and knee replacement. At the time of this follow-up study (32-92 months postoperatively) one patient had died of concomitant disease and was excluded. The postoperative results regarding pain relief, improvement in performing daily activities, and function were studied in the remaining 13 patients. A 200-point rating scale was used, which compared the pre- and postoperative findings at follow-up. All patients showed marked relief from pain, good function and a good functional score. Although walking ability did not always improve, all patients were enthusiastic. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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