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. 2022 Sep;37(9):1809-1815.
doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.04.001. Epub 2022 Apr 7.

Driving Simulator Brake Reaction Parameters After Total Hip Arthroplasty According to Different Surgical Approaches

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Driving Simulator Brake Reaction Parameters After Total Hip Arthroplasty According to Different Surgical Approaches

Suenghwan Jo et al. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Sep.

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to validate the point of normalization of braking following total hip arthroplasty (THA) and to determine the relevance of the surgical approach.

Methods: Brake reaction parameters (BRPs), including brake reaction time, total brake time, and brake pedal depression force were measured in 90 patients who underwent primary arthroplasty of the right hip (42 with direct anterior approach and 48 with posterolateral approach) using a modern driving simulator. The driving parameters were measured preoperatively and every 2 weeks postoperatively until the eighth week. BRPs were measured in 40 subjects without hip problems, and the results were used as a control. Statistical assessment was performed to analyze when the patients' reaction to braking recovered to that of the control group with respect to different surgical approaches and also according to the pain.

Results: Preoperative BRPs of the patients undergoing THA were prolonged compared to the control group and were normalized at the sixth week following the operation. Although BRPs of the direct anterior approach group showed significantly better improvement compared to the posterolateral approach group (total brake time at week 2, brake reaction time and brake pedal depression at week 4), both groups reached baseline value at week 6. In addition, we found no correlation between the pain score and BRPs.

Conclusion: The results of the current study indicate that the response to braking events normalizes at 6 weeks following THA in young active patients and is irrelevant to the surgical approach.

Keywords: brake reaction time; direct anterior approach; driving; posterolateral approach; total hip arthroplasty.

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