Feasibility of continuous physical activity monitoring: first-month recovery markers following joint replacement surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of physical activity (PA) monitoring during the recovery after orthopaedic surgeries is unclear. This study aimed to explore early changes in the pattern and level of PA following orthopedic surgeries.

Methods

This observational feasibility study included 11 hip replacement patients (four females) with a mean age of 66 years and five knee replacement patients (four females) with a mean age of 65 years. A PA tracker was used to collect the patients' daily PA data, including duration of various activity categories, steps taken, and activity intensity count. The PA tracker recorded data from two weeks prior to surgery until four weeks after the surgery. Ratios of PA parameters for each of the first four weeks following surgery were calculated in relation to

SUBMITTER: Ghaffari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566508 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature