Cadera/Hip/Hüfte/Hanche: A conducir mucho antes que antes

When is it Safe for Patients to Drive after Right Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Victor H. Hernandez, Alvin Ong, Fabio Orozco, Anne M. Madden, Zachary
The Journal of Arthroplasty
Online: November 25, 2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2014.11.015

Abstract

Old studies recommend 6 weeks post-op before patients can return to driving safely. This is a prospective study assessing brake reaction time (BRT) after THA. 38 patients underwent a pre-op, 2, 4 and 6 weeks post op BRT test. General Linear Repeated Measurement was used. The mean pre-op reaction time was 0.635+/-0.160 sec SD and 2-week was 0.576+/-0.137 sec SD(p = 0.029); 33 patients (87 %) were able to reach their baseline time by 2 weeks. The remaining five patients (13%) reached their baseline at the 4-week post-op. No differences were found with respect to age, gender, and the use of assistive devices. With new techniques in THA, most of patients return to normal times within the 2-week.