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.
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