Functional Mobility On Discharge Day After Total Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery

KINIKLI, Gizem İrem | GÜNEY, Hande | KARAMAN, Ayşenur | YILMAZ, Kamil | ÇAĞLAR, Ömür | YÜKSEL, İnci

Purpose: To examine functional mobility status on discharge day after total knee and hip replacement surgery in post-acute care hospital setting. Methods: Eighty patients following total knee and hip replacement surgery were assessed with the de Morton Mobility Index (DEMMI), the Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) and Five Times Sit to Stand Test, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) measurements of mobility-related activity on discharge day. Demographic information comprised age, body mass index, gender, type of surgery,length of hospital stay. Since the normality of ...Daha fazlası