Unilateral vs Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty

Norwegian University of Science and Technology40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the present study was to determine whether unilaterally operated total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients were superior to bilaterally operated THA patients with respect to aerobic endurance capacity, muscle strength and gait patterns 3-5 years after surgery, and to what extent medial femoral head offset (FO) influenced hip abductor strength.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Hip

Interventions

total hip arthroplasty one sidePROCEDURE

unilateral total hip arthroplasty

total hip arthroplasty both sidesPROCEDURE

bilateral total hip arthroplasty

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Undergone hip surgery 3-5 years ago * Age \< 70 years Exclusion Criteria: * Heart or lung diseases * Malign diseases * No muscle/skeletal diseases that compromises testing

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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