Article Dans Une Revue Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development Année : 2009

Influence of a 6-week arm exercise program on walking ability and health status after hip arthroplasty: a 1-year follow-up pilot study.

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The influence of an upper-limb interval-training program after total hip arthroplasty (THA) in elderly patients was studied during a 1 yr follow-up on health status and walking ability. After surgery, 14 patients were randomly assigned to the control group that started a 6 wk general rehabilitation program or the training group that combined it with an interval exercise program on an arm ergometer. A Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index was completed 1 mo before and 2 mo and 1 yr after surgery. A 6 min walking test was performed at 2 mo and 1 yr after surgery. The training group covered a significantly longer distance than the control group in the 6 min walk test and obtained significantly lower WOMAC scores both at 2 mo and 1 yr after surgery. However, both groups significantly improved in WOMAC and in their performance during the survey. Endurance-type upper-body aerobic training in a rehabilitation program might be important after THA.

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hal-00452088 , version 1 (01-02-2010)

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  • HAL Id : hal-00452088 , version 1
  • PUBMED : 17123184

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Jérôme Maire, Benoit Dugué, Anne-Françoise Faillenet-Maire, Juhani Smolander, Nicolas Tordi, et al.. Influence of a 6-week arm exercise program on walking ability and health status after hip arthroplasty: a 1-year follow-up pilot study.. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2009, 43 (4), pp.445-50. ⟨hal-00452088⟩
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