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Open Access 01-06-2022 | Knee Arthroplasty

Patients’ perceived walking abilities, daily-life gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty

Authors: Bas L. Fransen, Mirjam Pijnappels, Ise K. Butter, B. J. Burger, J. H. van Dieën, M. J. M. Hoozemans

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 6/2022

Abstract

Introduction

Functional outcome and patients’ daily-life activities after total knee arthroplasty are becoming more important with a younger and more active patient population. In addition to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), trunk-based accelerometry has shown to be a promising method for evaluating gait function after total knee arthroplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate daily-life perceived walking abilities, gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty, using PROMs and trunk-based accelerometry.

Materials and methods

A cohort of 38 patients completed questionnaires including the Oxford Knee Score and modified Gait Efficacy Scale before and 3 months after primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. At both time points, they wore a tri-axial accelerometer at the lower back for seven consecutive days and nights. Gait behavior was calculated using gait quantity and walking speed, and multiple gait quality parameters were calculated.

Results

Significant improvements were seen after 3 months in the Oxford Knee Score [median (interquartile range) 29 (10) vs 39 (8), p < 0.001] and modified Gait Efficacy Scale [median (interquartile range) 67 (24) vs 79 (25), p = 0.001]. No significant changes were observed in gait behavior (quantity and speed) or gait quality variables.

Conclusions

In contrast to the significant improvements in patients’ perception of their walking abilities and PROMs, patients did not show improvements in gait behavior and gait quality. This implies that after 3 months patients’ perceived functional abilities after total knee arthroplasty do not necessarily represent their actual daily-life quantity and quality of gait, and that more focus is needed on postoperative rehabilitation to improve gait and functional behavior.

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Title: Patients’ perceived walking abilities, daily-life gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty
Authors: Bas L. Fransen
Mirjam Pijnappels
Ise K. Butter
B. J. Burger
J. H. van Dieën
M. J. M. Hoozemans
Publication date: 01-06-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 6/2022
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-021-03915-y

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Patients’ perceived walking abilities, daily-life gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty

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Introduction

Materials and methods

Results

Conclusions

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