Rehabilitation treatment in cemented and cementless prostheses
Bilotta, T.W.; Fusaro, I.; Osti, R.; Mari, G.
La Chirurgia Degli Organi di Movimento 77(4): 447-449
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4749 PMID: 1297581 Document Number: 399966
Rehabilitation after hip arthroplasty is aimed at improving the results obtained with surgery and allowing the elderly patient to resume a normal daily life as quickly as possible. The correct use of the prosthesis positively influences its duration. Full weight-bearing on the limb submitted to surgery is allowed at different times: days 7-8 if the prosthesis is cemented. When the prosthesis is cementless the proper time for full weight-bearing is established by the orthopaedist, and it is usually allowed on days 30-40. Walking initially makes use of a walker, followed by parallel, and finally antibrachial support.