Preoperative Resistance Training in Patients Scheduled for Total Hip Arthroplasty

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK · Jul 15, 2010

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BACKGROUND:

Osteoarthritis of the hip is a common condition among elderly. In Denmark 8000 people underwent operation with total hip arthroplasty in 2007, due to osteoarthritis (Danish Register of hip arthroplasty 2007)).

The number of hip arthroplasties has been doubled the last decade mostly due to an increase in the age group 70-79 years (Danish Register of Hip Arthroplasty 2007). The population of elderly has been increased by to the demographic changes (Danish Statistics). A larger need for treatment could be expected in the future due to this development.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • All patients scheduled for total hip arthroplasty due to primary osteoarthritis with an age of 50 years or older.
• • Patients in the intervention group must participate in 80% of the training as a minimum and more than 2 skipped sessions in a row is not allowed.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or other types of arthritis other than primary osteoarthritis.
• • Uremia
• • Cancer
• • Systemic treatment with glucocorticoid more than 3 months the last 5 years with a daily dose \> 5 mg.
• • Fracture of the hip (ipsi or contralateral)
• • Other fracture of the lower extremities the last year
• • Other condition with reduced function (ex polio seq.)
• • Weight above 135 kg