Fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty aims at giving the patients the best available treatment
at all times, being a dynamic entity. Fast-track combines evidence-based, clinical features …

Background: Hip arthroplasty is considered the treatment of choice to improve the quality of
life of patients affected by degenerative arthritis. The post-op rehabilitation regimen …

Purpose Rehabilitation after lower-extremity fractures is based on the physicians'
recommendation for non-, partial-, or full weight-bearing. Clinical studies rely on this …

Introduction After surgical treatment of injuries of the lower extremity, partial weight bearing
is often suggested until soft tissue consolidation. It is doubtful, if this recommendation can be …

Objective. To compile and analyze the characteristics and methodological quality of
observational gait assessment scales validated to date. Methods. PubMed, Scopus, the …

BACKGROUND: Patients with osteoarthritis, joint implants or fractures use crutches in order
to reduce lower limb loading. However, insufficient information exists on how much the …

Background Functional rating scales allow clinicians to document and quantify alterations
and progression of recovery processes. There is neither awareness of numerous knee …

Although total hip replacement is a common successful surgical procedure for relieving pain
and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip, there are still doubts about …

Frequently, patients who suffer injuries in some lower member require forearm crutches in
order to partially unload weight-bearing. These lesions cause pain in lower limb unloading …

Background Modern metal-on-metal hip resurfacing was introduced as a bone-preserving
method of joint reconstruction for young and active patients; however, the large diameter of …