Effects of rehabilitation on gait parameters of elderly subjects after total hip arthroplasty: systematic review

• Autor(a) principal: Lemos,Kelly Fernanda Travizani
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Nascimento,Lucas Rodrigues, Guedes,Rita de Cássia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/302
• topic: Elderly, gait, total hip arthroplasty, rehabilitation.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the rehabilitation process on gait outcomes of older subjects undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA).<br> <b>METHOD:</b> A systematic review of the literature was conducted analyzing MedLine, SciELO, PEDro and Cochrane databases. The identified manuscripts were analyzed according the following inclusion criteria: (1) study design: randomized clinical trial (RCT), (2): population composed of elderly subjects with mean age above 60 years old, undergoing THA, (3) analysis of the effects of intervention comparing two or more groups, (4) outcomes related to gait analysis.<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> There were found 6RCTs whose methodological quality ranged between 3 and 7 (4,33 ± 1,37) according to the PEDro scale. The rehabilitation process and key outcomes showed considerable variation between studies, but it was possible to observe that the experimental group, in all reviewed studies, showed superior results to those obtained by the control group in variables related to gait such as: pain, walking distance and physical capacity.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> Despite the limited number of studies and their methodological differences, there is evidence to support the use of varied therapeutic exercises during the rehabilitation process of this population.</p>