Conventional rehabilitation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) does not seem to restore muscular strength or walking speed. Three-5 years after surgery patients are still not fully rehabilitated. This study evaluates the effects of maximal strength training on the muscular strength in leg press and abduction in patients undergoing THA. Aim of the study is to increase the patients physical function through evidence-based rehabilitation in clinical practice, with gradually less supervision.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine
Trondheim, Norway
Muscular strength
leg press (kg), abduction (kg)
Time frame: 3 months
Muscular strength
leg press (kg), abduction (kg)
Time frame: 6 months
muscular strength
leg press (kg), abduction (kg)
Time frame: 1 year
Physical function
Harris hip score, 6 min walking test
Time frame: up to 1 year
Bone mineral density
Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Time frame: up to 1 year
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