Crutch use is prescribed early in the rehabilitation process following total hip replacement (THR) surgery to improve safety and promote return to active living. Research question: Purpose of this study was to understand mid-term effects of crutch length setup on quiet standing and walking two months post-op when crutch use was no longer required. Methods: Thirty patients were evaluated 2 months post-surgery when they had been walking without crutch for a month. The patients had previously been assigned randomly to elbow flexed (EF) or elbow extended (EE) crutch set-ups and evaluated 3 days post-surgery. Quiet standing stability was assessed with participants standing in a comfortable position with each foot on separated force platforms, facing forward for 10 s. In addition, participants walked on the laboratory path, instrumented with motion tracking system and force platforms. For the quiet standing trial, centre of pressure measure, acromial height and lower limbs load bearing symmetry were evaluated. For the walking trial, spatiotemporal and ground reaction force (GRF) parameters were evaluated together with side symmetry indices. Results: Results showed no significant differences in any standing trial variables between groups. For walking, GRF parameters and symmetry indices were similar for both groups. However, increased base of support width, reduced self-selected walking speed and stride length were found for the EF group. Significance: This study showed that crutch set-up influenced gait after patients started to walk unassisted. Patients that previously used crutch adjusted according to the EE setup, demonstrated a more efficient gait with higher self-selected speed and longer and narrower stride. Clinicians may use these results for a proper crutch height adjustment, which improves walking and, in turn, functional recovery in post THR patients

Unassisted quiet standing and walking after crutch usage in patients with total hip replacements: Does crutch length matter ? / Esposito, F., Freddolini, M., Marcucci, M., Latella, L., Corvi, A.. - In: GAIT & POSTURE. - ISSN 0966-6362. - STAMPA. - 64:(2018), pp. 95-100. [10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.004]

Unassisted quiet standing and walking after crutch usage in patients with total hip replacements: Does crutch length matter ?

Esposito F.;Marcucci M.;Latella L.;Corvi A.
2018

Abstract

Crutch use is prescribed early in the rehabilitation process following total hip replacement (THR) surgery to improve safety and promote return to active living. Research question: Purpose of this study was to understand mid-term effects of crutch length setup on quiet standing and walking two months post-op when crutch use was no longer required. Methods: Thirty patients were evaluated 2 months post-surgery when they had been walking without crutch for a month. The patients had previously been assigned randomly to elbow flexed (EF) or elbow extended (EE) crutch set-ups and evaluated 3 days post-surgery. Quiet standing stability was assessed with participants standing in a comfortable position with each foot on separated force platforms, facing forward for 10 s. In addition, participants walked on the laboratory path, instrumented with motion tracking system and force platforms. For the quiet standing trial, centre of pressure measure, acromial height and lower limbs load bearing symmetry were evaluated. For the walking trial, spatiotemporal and ground reaction force (GRF) parameters were evaluated together with side symmetry indices. Results: Results showed no significant differences in any standing trial variables between groups. For walking, GRF parameters and symmetry indices were similar for both groups. However, increased base of support width, reduced self-selected walking speed and stride length were found for the EF group. Significance: This study showed that crutch set-up influenced gait after patients started to walk unassisted. Patients that previously used crutch adjusted according to the EE setup, demonstrated a more efficient gait with higher self-selected speed and longer and narrower stride. Clinicians may use these results for a proper crutch height adjustment, which improves walking and, in turn, functional recovery in post THR patients
2018
64
95
100
Esposito, F., Freddolini, M., Marcucci, M., Latella, L., Corvi, A.
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