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01-12-2020 | Osteoarthrosis | Original Article

Monitoring Patient Recovery After THA or TKA Using Mobile Technology

Authors: Stephen Lyman, PhD, Chisa Hidaka, MD, Kara Fields, MS, Wasif Islam, BS, David Mayman, MD

Published in: HSS Journal ® | Special Issue 2/2020

Abstract

Background

Smartphones offer the possibility of assessing recovery of mobility after total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA or TKA) passively and reliably, as well as facilitating the collection of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) with greater frequency.

Questions/Purposes

We investigated the feasibility of using mobile technology to collect daily step data and biweekly PROMs to track recovery after total joint arthroplasty.

Methods

Pre- and post-operative daily steps were recorded in prospectively enrolled patients (128 THA and 139 TKA) via an app, which uses the phone’s accelerometer. During 6-month follow-up, patients also completed PROMs (the pain numeric rating scale, the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Joint Replacement [HOOS JR] and the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Joint Replacement [KOOS JR]), and HOOS or KOOS JR quality of life domain via a mobile-enabled web link.

Results

At least 6 months of follow-up was completed by 65% for THA and 68% for TKA patients. Reasons for non-completion included time commitment, phone battery, app issues, and health complications. Responses from 78% of requested PROMs were returned with 96% of patients returning at least one post-operative PROM. Step data were available from 92% of days from male patients and 86% of days from female patients. The most robust recovery occurred early, within the first 2 months. The groups with higher pre-operative steps were more likely to recover their maximum daily steps at an earlier time point. Correlations between step counts and PROMs scores were modest.

Conclusion

Assessing large amounts of post-TKA and post-THA step data using mobile technology is feasible. Completion rates were good, making the technology very useful for collecting frequent PROMs. Being unable to ensure that patients always carried their phones limited our analysis of the step counts.

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Title: Monitoring Patient Recovery After THA or TKA Using Mobile Technology
Authors: Stephen Lyman, PhD
Chisa Hidaka, MD
Kara Fields, MS
Wasif Islam, BS
David Mayman, MD
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Osteoarthrosis
Osteoarthrosis
Hip-TEP
Hip-TEP
Published in: HSS Journal ® / Issue Special Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1556-3316
Electronic ISSN: 1556-3324
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-019-09746-3

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Monitoring Patient Recovery After THA or TKA Using Mobile Technology

Abstract

Background

Questions/Purposes

Methods

Results

Conclusion

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Background

Questions/Purposes

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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