Early recovery trajectories after fast-track primary total hip arthroplasty: the role of patient characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Little is known about heterogeneity in early recovery after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Therefore, we characterized subgroups of patients according to their hip function trajectory during the first 6 weeks after THA in a fast-track setting. Patients and methods - 94 patients (median age 65 years [41-82], 56 women) from a single hospital participated in a diary study. Patients recorded their severity of hip problems (Oxford Hip Score, OHS) weekly for 6 weeks after THA. Latent class growth modelling (LCGM) was used to identify patients with the same hip function trajectory and to compare these subgroups on patient characteristics. Results - LCGM revealed a fast (n = 17), an average (n = 53), and a slow (n = 24) recovery subgroup. Subgroups differed on the e

SUBMITTER: Porsius JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6300723 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature