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Acta ortopédica mexicana
versión impresa ISSN 2306-4102
Resumen
GODOY-MONZON, D et al. When to resume driving after primary total hip arthroplasty?. Acta ortop. mex [online]. 2023, vol.37, n.2, pp.94-98. Epub 06-Mayo-2024. ISSN 2306-4102. https://doi.org/10.35366/112988.
Introduction:
the current literature relates the return to driving with multiple variables. For various reasons, the current data on the time to return to driving after a total hip arthroplasty (THA) are diverse and even contradictory. We have proposed the objective of determining the time required to drive a manual gear vehicle again in a group of patients who underwent primary THA through a posterolateral approach with focus on manual gear cars.
Material and methods:
we have studied the functional results of 112 patients who underwent primary THA between January 2019 and January 2020 in a high level in Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain.
Results:
the median return to driving was three weeks (IQR 2-4). We have identified that 89.3% of the patients were able to drive again before the sixth week after surgery and in 92% of the cases they did so feeling even safer than before the THA.
Conclusion:
we consider that after the sixth week of an THA it is safe to resume driving a vehicle.
Palabras llave : total hip arthroplasty; hip; driving; car; manual.