Predictive Factors for Return to Driving After Lower Limb Arthroplasty

IF 1.5 Q3 ORTHOPEDICS

Arthroplasty Today Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI:10.1016/j.artd.2025.101685

Vasileios Giannoudis MBChB, MRes , Katie Lee BSc , Farag Shuweihdi PhD , Andrew Manktelow MBBS, BSc, FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Orth) , Benjamin Bloch BSc, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth) , Bernard van Duren BEng, MBChB, DPhil, CEng, FIMechE, FRCS , Hemant Pandit FRCS (Orth), D Phil (Oxon)

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Abstract

Background

A common question post total hip arthroplasty (THA)/total knee arthroplasty (TKA) arthroplasty is “Doctor, when can I drive?”. No objective assessment currently exists. This study aimed to identify clinical factors predicting driving return post hip THA and TKA.

Methods

In this single-center retrospective observational study, patients were reviewed at 6 weeks post THA and TKA. Patient demographics, driving status, timed up and go (TUG) test, self-reported walking time (SRWT), walking aid use, and pain scores were collected. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and binary regression models were used.

Results

Five hundred ninety two participants were included: 271 THA (males n = 134, mean age: 66.4) and 321 TKA (males n = 155, mean age: 66.8). THA: At 6 weeks, 155 patients (57.1%) were driving and 116 did not drive (DND) (n = 82 female, 70.6%) (P < .001). SRWT was longer in driving group (mean 36.35 minutes vs 31.23 minutes [P = .072]). TUG tests were faster in driving group (9.51 seconds vs 11.98 seconds [P < .001]). Driving inability predictors included using 2 crutches (P < .001) and TUG (P = .015). TKA: At 6 weeks, 196 patients (61%) were driving and 125 DND (n = 78 female, 62.4%) (P < .01). SRWT was longer in driving group (mean 33.6 vs 28.1 minutes [P = .31]). TUG tests were faster in driving group (10.18 seconds vs 12.29 seconds [P < .001]). Driving inability predictors included “severe” pain scores (P ≤ .0001) and >2 walking aids use (P = .022).

Conclusions

Following THA/TKA, 60% patients were driving by 6 weeks. Females take longer for driving return. Walking aids negatively impacted driving return, while faster TUG test and longer SRWT were positive predictors.

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Arthroplasty Today Medicine-Surgery

CiteScore

2.90

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0.00%

发文量

258

审稿时长

40 weeks

期刊介绍： Arthroplasty Today is a companion journal to the Journal of Arthroplasty. The journal Arthroplasty Today brings together the clinical and scientific foundations for joint replacement of the hip and knee in an open-access, online format. Arthroplasty Today solicits manuscripts of the highest quality from all areas of scientific endeavor that relate to joint replacement or the treatment of its complications, including those dealing with patient outcomes, economic and policy issues, prosthetic design, biomechanics, biomaterials, and biologic response to arthroplasty. The journal focuses on case reports. It is the purpose of Arthroplasty Today to present material to practicing orthopaedic surgeons that will keep them abreast of developments in the field, prove useful in the care of patients, and aid in understanding the scientific foundation of this subspecialty area of joint replacement. The international members of the Editorial Board provide a worldwide perspective for the journal''s area of interest. Their participation ensures that each issue of Arthroplasty Today provides the reader with timely, peer-reviewed articles of the highest quality.