Introduction : L’influence de l’Index de Masse Corporelle (IMC) sur la récupération des paramètres de la marche après prothèse totale de hanche (PTH) et de genou (PTG) est méconnue. Peu d' étude se sont intéressées à l'influence de l’IMC sur la récupération des amplitudes articulaires actives à la marche (AAA) ou de la vitesse de marche après PTH et PTG. Notre objectif était d’évaluer cet impact en préopératoire et en post-opératoire par une évaluation clinique et biomécanique. Notre hypothèse était que l’obésité (IMC>30kg/m2) serait un facteur péjoratif de récupération des paramètres de marche.Matériel et méthodes : Après avoir effectué une revue systématique de la littérature sur la récupération fonctionnelle après prothèses totales du membre inférieur (PTH et PTG) afin de nous assurer de l’originalité de notre travail et de sa pertinence nous avons réalisé 2 études prospectives indépendantes : en incluant 76 PTH chez des patients coxarthrosiques d’une part et 79 PTG chez des patients gonarthrosiques d’autre part. Tous les patients bénéficiaient d’une analyse quantifiée de la marche en préopératoire et en post-opératoire (à 6 mois pour les PTH et à un an pour les PTG). Un groupe de témoins sains appariés suivait le même protocole. La vitesse de la marche, l’AAA de hanche et de genou, ainsi que des scores fonctionnels et de qualité de vie étaient évalués, pour tous les paramètres le gain était calculé. Les patients étaient répartis en 2 groupes : patients non-obèses (G1) : IMC<30 et patients obèses (G2) : IMC≥30 dans chacune des cohortes. Des t-tests appariés étaient utilisés pour évaluer (1) les différences pré- et post-opératoires entre G1 et G2, puis les différences de gain entre G1 et G2. Enfin une régression linéaire uni- et multivariée recherchait les associations entre l’IMC, la vitesse de la marche et les AAA.Résultats Pour les 2 cohortes : en préopératoire, la vitesse de la marche et les AAA étaient significativement plus bas chez les obèses. En post-opératoire la vitesse de la marche et les AAA étaient significativement plus bas pour tous les patients opérés d’une PTG ou d’une PTH comparativement au groupe témoin. En pré-opératoire les obèses étaient plus symptomatiques. Une différence significative était retrouvée entre G1 et G2 concernant l’amélioration de la douleur en faveur des obèses (sur le gain de WOMAC douleur pour les PTG et d’EVA pour les PTH). Pour tous les autres paramètres les gains n’étaient pas différents entre G1 et G2. La régression uni- et multivariée ne montrait pas de relation significative entre la vitesse de la marche, les AAA et l’IMC.Conclusion : L’IMC n’a pas d’effet délétère direct sur la récupération des paramètres de marche après une PTH ou une PTG. En effet malgré une symptomatologie pré-opératoire plus forte les patients obèses présentent une amélioration comparable en termes de gain aux patients non-obèses. Cependant les paramètres de marche post-opératoire après une PTH ou une PTG demeurent significativement plus bas que ceux des témoins et ce quel que soit l’IMC des patients opérés, sans récupération ad integrum clinique ou biomécanique de leur fonction de la hanche ou du genou. Ainsi l’obésité semble présenter un effet similaire sur la récupération des paramètres de marche après une PTH ou une PTG. / Introduction : Body Mass Index (BMI) impact on gait recovery after total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) remains misunderstood. Few studies have analyzed the influence of BMI on the recovery of hip and knee range of motion (ROM) during gait or walking speed after THA and TKA. Our objective was to assess this impact preoperatively and post-operatively using both 3D gait analysis and clinical assessment. Our hypothesis was that obesity (BMI> 30kg /m2) would be a negative factor in the recovery of gait parameters.Material and methods: After conducting a systematic review of the literature on functional recovery after total prostheses of the lower limb (THA and TKA) to ensure the originality of this work and its relevance we conducted 2 independent prospective studies: including 76 THA in hip osteoarthritis patients on the one hand and 79 TKA in knee osteoarthritis patients on the other hand. All patients had a quantified gait analysis of preoperatively and postoperatively (at 6 months for THA and 1 year for TKA). A control group of matched healthy people followed the same protocol. The gait speed, ROM hip and knee, as well as functional and quality of life scores were evaluated, for all parameters the gain was calculated. Patients were divided into 2 groups in each cohort: non-obese patients (G1): BMI <30kg/m2 and obese patients (G2): BMI≥30kg/m2. Paired t-tests were used to evaluate the pre- and post-operative differences between G1 and G2, then the differences in gain between G1 and G2. Finally, a uni- and multivariate linear regression sought associations between BMI, gait speed, and ROM.Results: In both cohorts: preoperatively, gait speed and ROM were significantly lower in obese patients. Postoperatively, walking speed and ROM were significantly lower for all patients undergoing TKA or THA compared with the control group. Preoperatively obese patients were more symptomatic. A significant difference was found between G1 and G2 regarding pain improvement in favor of the obese (on the gain of WOMAC pain for TKA and analogic pain scale for THA). For all other parameters the gains were not different between G1 and G2. Uni- and multivariate regression showed no significant relationship between gait speed, ROM and BMI.Conclusion: BMI has no direct negative effect on recovery of walking parameters after THA or TKA. Indeed despite a higher preoperative symptomatology obese patients show a comparable improvement in terms of gain to non-obese patients clinically and biomechanically. However, postoperative gait parameters after THA or TKA remain significantly lower than those of controls, regardless of the BMI of patients without full clinical or biomechanical recovery. Though, obesity appears to have a similar effect on the gait parameters recovery after THA or TKA.

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High quality health services are often difficult to access in rural and remote areas of Australia. This is due to a shortage of health care professionals and specialists, inadequate and poorly distributed resources, and the tyranny of distance. The result is a reduced level of health and a higher mortality rate than seen in urban communities. Telemedicine, which is the use of various technologies to deliver a range of health care services over a distance, has the potential to increase equity and access to health care in rural and remote areas. To date there has been a poor uptake of telemedicine technology within the profession of physiotherapy. This undoubtedly stems from the perceived, and indeed, real difficulty of performing what is traditionally ‘hands on’ therapy, via an electronic medium. Added to this is a paucity of rigorous clinical outcome studies to demonstrate the efficacy of performing successful treatment via this delivery method. The aim of this thesis was to establish the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. To achieve this, the first major undertaking was the development of a telemedicine system to meet the unique needs of clinical physiotherapists and their patients. A series of studies was then performed to calibrate the system and establish its validity and reliability as a clinical assessment tool. Finally, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The telemedicine system was constructed using a human systems development approach, with close consultation with senior clinical physiotherapists and potential users of the system. The personal computer-based system was designed to connect patients in their home with physiotherapists in the hospital, via low-speed and low-cost communications. The system incorporated real-time videoconferencing and physical measurement tools to enable the remote assessment of patients. The validity and reliability of the telemedicine physical measurement tools were established through a series of five studies. The results demonstrated these measurements to be accurate and reliable, under various measurement conditions, when compared to reference instruments. A prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The research model chosen for this study was the rehabilitation of subjects who had undergone total knee replacement surgery. Block randomisation was used to assign 65 participants to either a traditional face-to-face therapy group or a telemedicine rehabilitation group. Participants in both groups received treatment over a six week period. Data analysis focussed on comparing physical and functional rehabilitation outcomes achieved in each treatment group. The results of this study demonstrated that the rehabilitation outcomes produced via the telemedicine system were similar to those achieved in the traditional manner. Additionally, the telemedicine therapy was found to produce greater improvements in a number of functional outcome measurements. A high level of satisfaction was expressed by participants who received treatment via the telemedicine method. This thesis provides evidence of the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. Furthermore, the work detailed in this thesis represents one of the first randomised control trials in telerehabilitation and makes a significant contribution towards the knowledge of low-bandwidth telemedicine in general. This thesis provides a framework upon which further research and telemedicine applications may be developed, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and access to high quality health services in rural and remote areas.

High quality health services are often difficult to access in rural and remote areas of Australia. This is due to a shortage of health care professionals and specialists, inadequate and poorly distributed resources, and the tyranny of distance. The result is a reduced level of health and a higher mortality rate than seen in urban communities. Telemedicine, which is the use of various technologies to deliver a range of health care services over a distance, has the potential to increase equity and access to health care in rural and remote areas. To date there has been a poor uptake of telemedicine technology within the profession of physiotherapy. This undoubtedly stems from the perceived, and indeed, real difficulty of performing what is traditionally ‘hands on’ therapy, via an electronic medium. Added to this is a paucity of rigorous clinical outcome studies to demonstrate the efficacy of performing successful treatment via this delivery method. The aim of this thesis was to establish the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. To achieve this, the first major undertaking was the development of a telemedicine system to meet the unique needs of clinical physiotherapists and their patients. A series of studies was then performed to calibrate the system and establish its validity and reliability as a clinical assessment tool. Finally, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The telemedicine system was constructed using a human systems development approach, with close consultation with senior clinical physiotherapists and potential users of the system. The personal computer-based system was designed to connect patients in their home with physiotherapists in the hospital, via low-speed and low-cost communications. The system incorporated real-time videoconferencing and physical measurement tools to enable the remote assessment of patients. The validity and reliability of the telemedicine physical measurement tools were established through a series of five studies. The results demonstrated these measurements to be accurate and reliable, under various measurement conditions, when compared to reference instruments. A prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The research model chosen for this study was the rehabilitation of subjects who had undergone total knee replacement surgery. Block randomisation was used to assign 65 participants to either a traditional face-to-face therapy group or a telemedicine rehabilitation group. Participants in both groups received treatment over a six week period. Data analysis focussed on comparing physical and functional rehabilitation outcomes achieved in each treatment group. The results of this study demonstrated that the rehabilitation outcomes produced via the telemedicine system were similar to those achieved in the traditional manner. Additionally, the telemedicine therapy was found to produce greater improvements in a number of functional outcome measurements. A high level of satisfaction was expressed by participants who received treatment via the telemedicine method. This thesis provides evidence of the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. Furthermore, the work detailed in this thesis represents one of the first randomised control trials in telerehabilitation and makes a significant contribution towards the knowledge of low-bandwidth telemedicine in general. This thesis provides a framework upon which further research and telemedicine applications may be developed, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and access to high quality health services in rural and remote areas.

High quality health services are often difficult to access in rural and remote areas of Australia. This is due to a shortage of health care professionals and specialists, inadequate and poorly distributed resources, and the tyranny of distance. The result is a reduced level of health and a higher mortality rate than seen in urban communities. Telemedicine, which is the use of various technologies to deliver a range of health care services over a distance, has the potential to increase equity and access to health care in rural and remote areas. To date there has been a poor uptake of telemedicine technology within the profession of physiotherapy. This undoubtedly stems from the perceived, and indeed, real difficulty of performing what is traditionally ‘hands on’ therapy, via an electronic medium. Added to this is a paucity of rigorous clinical outcome studies to demonstrate the efficacy of performing successful treatment via this delivery method. The aim of this thesis was to establish the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. To achieve this, the first major undertaking was the development of a telemedicine system to meet the unique needs of clinical physiotherapists and their patients. A series of studies was then performed to calibrate the system and establish its validity and reliability as a clinical assessment tool. Finally, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The telemedicine system was constructed using a human systems development approach, with close consultation with senior clinical physiotherapists and potential users of the system. The personal computer-based system was designed to connect patients in their home with physiotherapists in the hospital, via low-speed and low-cost communications. The system incorporated real-time videoconferencing and physical measurement tools to enable the remote assessment of patients. The validity and reliability of the telemedicine physical measurement tools were established through a series of five studies. The results demonstrated these measurements to be accurate and reliable, under various measurement conditions, when compared to reference instruments. A prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The research model chosen for this study was the rehabilitation of subjects who had undergone total knee replacement surgery. Block randomisation was used to assign 65 participants to either a traditional face-to-face therapy group or a telemedicine rehabilitation group. Participants in both groups received treatment over a six week period. Data analysis focussed on comparing physical and functional rehabilitation outcomes achieved in each treatment group. The results of this study demonstrated that the rehabilitation outcomes produced via the telemedicine system were similar to those achieved in the traditional manner. Additionally, the telemedicine therapy was found to produce greater improvements in a number of functional outcome measurements. A high level of satisfaction was expressed by participants who received treatment via the telemedicine method. This thesis provides evidence of the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. Furthermore, the work detailed in this thesis represents one of the first randomised control trials in telerehabilitation and makes a significant contribution towards the knowledge of low-bandwidth telemedicine in general. This thesis provides a framework upon which further research and telemedicine applications may be developed, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and access to high quality health services in rural and remote areas.

High quality health services are often difficult to access in rural and remote areas of Australia. This is due to a shortage of health care professionals and specialists, inadequate and poorly distributed resources, and the tyranny of distance. The result is a reduced level of health and a higher mortality rate than seen in urban communities. Telemedicine, which is the use of various technologies to deliver a range of health care services over a distance, has the potential to increase equity and access to health care in rural and remote areas. To date there has been a poor uptake of telemedicine technology within the profession of physiotherapy. This undoubtedly stems from the perceived, and indeed, real difficulty of performing what is traditionally ‘hands on’ therapy, via an electronic medium. Added to this is a paucity of rigorous clinical outcome studies to demonstrate the efficacy of performing successful treatment via this delivery method. The aim of this thesis was to establish the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. To achieve this, the first major undertaking was the development of a telemedicine system to meet the unique needs of clinical physiotherapists and their patients. A series of studies was then performed to calibrate the system and establish its validity and reliability as a clinical assessment tool. Finally, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The telemedicine system was constructed using a human systems development approach, with close consultation with senior clinical physiotherapists and potential users of the system. The personal computer-based system was designed to connect patients in their home with physiotherapists in the hospital, via low-speed and low-cost communications. The system incorporated real-time videoconferencing and physical measurement tools to enable the remote assessment of patients. The validity and reliability of the telemedicine physical measurement tools were established through a series of five studies. The results demonstrated these measurements to be accurate and reliable, under various measurement conditions, when compared to reference instruments. A prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The research model chosen for this study was the rehabilitation of subjects who had undergone total knee replacement surgery. Block randomisation was used to assign 65 participants to either a traditional face-to-face therapy group or a telemedicine rehabilitation group. Participants in both groups received treatment over a six week period. Data analysis focussed on comparing physical and functional rehabilitation outcomes achieved in each treatment group. The results of this study demonstrated that the rehabilitation outcomes produced via the telemedicine system were similar to those achieved in the traditional manner. Additionally, the telemedicine therapy was found to produce greater improvements in a number of functional outcome measurements. A high level of satisfaction was expressed by participants who received treatment via the telemedicine method. This thesis provides evidence of the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. Furthermore, the work detailed in this thesis represents one of the first randomised control trials in telerehabilitation and makes a significant contribution towards the knowledge of low-bandwidth telemedicine in general. This thesis provides a framework upon which further research and telemedicine applications may be developed, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and access to high quality health services in rural and remote areas.

High quality health services are often difficult to access in rural and remote areas of Australia. This is due to a shortage of health care professionals and specialists, inadequate and poorly distributed resources, and the tyranny of distance. The result is a reduced level of health and a higher mortality rate than seen in urban communities. Telemedicine, which is the use of various technologies to deliver a range of health care services over a distance, has the potential to increase equity and access to health care in rural and remote areas. To date there has been a poor uptake of telemedicine technology within the profession of physiotherapy. This undoubtedly stems from the perceived, and indeed, real difficulty of performing what is traditionally ‘hands on’ therapy, via an electronic medium. Added to this is a paucity of rigorous clinical outcome studies to demonstrate the efficacy of performing successful treatment via this delivery method. The aim of this thesis was to establish the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. To achieve this, the first major undertaking was the development of a telemedicine system to meet the unique needs of clinical physiotherapists and their patients. A series of studies was then performed to calibrate the system and establish its validity and reliability as a clinical assessment tool. Finally, a randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The telemedicine system was constructed using a human systems development approach, with close consultation with senior clinical physiotherapists and potential users of the system. The personal computer-based system was designed to connect patients in their home with physiotherapists in the hospital, via low-speed and low-cost communications. The system incorporated real-time videoconferencing and physical measurement tools to enable the remote assessment of patients. The validity and reliability of the telemedicine physical measurement tools were established through a series of five studies. The results demonstrated these measurements to be accurate and reliable, under various measurement conditions, when compared to reference instruments. A prospective randomised controlled trial was conducted to assess the treatment efficacy of the telemedicine system. The research model chosen for this study was the rehabilitation of subjects who had undergone total knee replacement surgery. Block randomisation was used to assign 65 participants to either a traditional face-to-face therapy group or a telemedicine rehabilitation group. Participants in both groups received treatment over a six week period. Data analysis focussed on comparing physical and functional rehabilitation outcomes achieved in each treatment group. The results of this study demonstrated that the rehabilitation outcomes produced via the telemedicine system were similar to those achieved in the traditional manner. Additionally, the telemedicine therapy was found to produce greater improvements in a number of functional outcome measurements. A high level of satisfaction was expressed by participants who received treatment via the telemedicine method. This thesis provides evidence of the efficacy of telemedicine as a clinical tool for physiotherapists. Furthermore, the work detailed in this thesis represents one of the first randomised control trials in telerehabilitation and makes a significant contribution towards the knowledge of low-bandwidth telemedicine in general. This thesis provides a framework upon which further research and telemedicine applications may be developed, with the ultimate goal of improving equity and access to high quality health services in rural and remote areas.

Bakgrund: Personer som drabbas av knäledsartros där inte medicinsk behandling fungerat blir aktuella för total knäartroplastik (TKA). Under en persons livstid är risken att få knäledsartros 40-45%. TKA förknippas med måttlig till svår smärta efter det kirurgiska ingreppet. Smärtlindringsmetoder har utvecklats och blivit effektivare för att patienten ska få bättre smärtlindring postoperativt. Tidigare studier har visat att god postoperativ smärtlindring förbättrar återhämtningen och minskar postoperativa komplikationer för patienten. Syftet: Syftet med vår kvantitativa enkätstudie var att undersöka patientens skattning av smärta postoperativt efter TKA. Metod: I studien deltog 29 kvinnor och män mellan 53-84 år. Deltagarna fick skatta sin smärta vid två tillfällen, 0-1 timme och mellan 2-4 timmar postoperativt med visuell analog skala (VAS). Data analyserades i SPSS version 24.0. Resultatet: Resultatet visade att efter 0-1 timme postoperativt hade 89.7% VAS ≤ 3 och vid 2-4 timmar postoperativt hade 75.8% VAS ≤ 3. Majoriteten av deltagarna 72.4% skattade sin smärta VAS ≤ 3 vid båda tillfällena. Det fanns en skillnad mellan de deltagare som erhållit spinalanestesi och generell anestesi. Vid första skattningen postoperativt var det ingen som erhållit spinalanestesi som skattade smärta, de som skattade VAS &gt; 3 hade erhållit generell anestesi. Konklusion: Slutsatsen är att patienter som genomgår TKA är väl smärtlindrade men att en större studie med fler antal deltagare skulle behövas göras för att utveckla bättre omvårdnadsrutiner för att möta personers behov av smärtlindringen när spinalanestesins effekter avtagit.

Introduction. The pain is an important symptom that could be related to alteration of body balance in patients who has osteoarthritis and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Objective. To analyze the intensity of pain, functionality, muscle strength, static and dynamic balance in patients submitted to TKA and to compare with healthy control. Methods. There were 40 subjects, 20 of them were evaluated in three phases: (1) pre-operatory, (2) 6 months after TKA and (3) 12 months after TKA and 20 others healthy people evaluated in one only moment. The evaluation of pain and functionality were done with Numeric Pain Scale and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index, respectively. The static body balance was evaluated by stabilometry measuring the oscillating area of the center of pressure oscillating, and average speed of the center of pressure oscillating (AS of CPO). The dynamic balance was assessed through the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). And the strength of the muscles of lower members was measured by a manual dynamometer. Results. The intensity of knee pain of those one submitted to TKA was significantly major in preoperative phase (4,05 ±0,84) when related to six (1,95 ± 0,62; p < 0,0001) and twelve months (1,9 ± 0,64; p < 0,007) after surgery. It was observed significant increase of WOMAC score in operated member at six (26,43 ± 5,508) and twelve months (31,48 ± 3,920) after surgery when compared to preoperative period (52,33 ± 3,98) (p<0,01). In intragroup comparisons in AP direction, the AS of CPO increased significantly, in TKA group, after six months (2,90 mm/s ± 0,36) and after twelve months (2,30 mm/s ± 0,31) when compared to preoperative (1,98 mm/s ± 0,16) (p< 0,05). There was no significant difference in area of CPO in intragroup (p=0,3280) and intergroups (p=0,2236) comparisons. The dynamic balance in intragroup comparisons increased significantly in six months (p=0,001) and twelve months (p<0,01) when compared to preoperative. There was significantly increased of hip and knee muscles in operated patients six and twelve months after surgery comparing to preoperative (p<0,05). When comparing healthy control group to TKA group it was observed a lower pain intensity, better functionality, major muscle strength and static and dynamic balance in control group than preoperative, six and twelve months after surgery (p<0,001). Conclusion. The intensity of pain influence in a negative way the functionality, muscle strength, static and dynamic balance in patients with severe osteoarthritis and TKA related to healthy control. / Introdução. A dor é um sintoma pertinente que pode estar relacionado à alteração do equilíbrio corporal em pacientes portadores de osteoartrose e Artroplastia Total do Joelho (ATJ). Objetivo. Analisar a intensidade da dor, funcionalidade, força muscular, equilíbrio corporal em pacientes submetidos à artroplastia total do joelho (ATJ) e comparar com controles saudáveis. Casuística e Métodos.Participaram do estudo 40 sujeitos, sendo 20 avaliados em três fases: (1) pré-operatório, (2) 6 meses após ATJ e (3) 12 meses após ATJ e 20 sujeitos saudáveis avaliados em um único momento. A avaliação da dor e funcionalidade foi realizada através da Escala Numérica de Dor (NRS) e do Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC), respectivamente. O equilíbrio corporal estático foi avaliado por meio de estabilometria, mensurando-se área de oscilação do centro de oscilação de pressão (área do COP) e velocidade média do centro de oscilação de pressão (VM do COP).O equilíbrio dinâmico foi avaliado através do Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). E a força dos músculos dos membros inferiores foi mensurada através de um dinamômetro manual. Resultados.A intensidade da dor no joelho dos sujeitos submetidos a ATJ foi significativamente maior na fase pré-operatória (4,05 ± 0,84) em relação às medidas realizadas seis (1,95 ± 0,62 ; p < 0,0001) e 12 meses (1,9 ± 0,64; p<0,007) após a cirurgia. Observou-se aumento significativo do escore do WOMAC do membro operado aos 6 (26,43 ± 5,508) e 12 meses (31,48 ± 3,920) após a cirurgia quando comparado ao período pré-operatório (52,33 ± 3,89) (p<0,01). Nas comparações intragrupos na direção AP, a VM do COP aumentou significativamente, no grupo ATJ, no momento de 6M (2,90 mm/s ± 0,36) e 12M (2,30 mm/s ± 0,31) quando comparada ao pré-operatório (1,98 mm/s ± 0,16) (p < 0,05). Não houve diferença significativa em relação à área do COP nas comparações intra (p=0,3280) e intergrupos (p=0,2236). O equilíbrio dinâmico nas comparações intragrupos aumentou de forma significativa em 6M (p= 0,001) e 12M (p < 0,01) quando comparado ao pré-operatório.Houve aumento significativo da força dos músculos do quadril e joelho nos pacientes operados seis e 12 meses após a cirurgia em comparação ao período pré-operatório (P< 0,05). Ao comparar os controles saudáveis com o grupo ATJ observou uma menor intensidade dolorosa,melhor funcionalidade, maior força muscular, equilíbrio estático e dinâmico do grupo controle em relação aos períodos pré-operatório, 6M e 12M do grupo ATJ (p < 0,001). Conclusão.A intensidade da dor influência de forma negativa na funcionalidade, força muscular, no equilíbrio estático e dinâmico em pacientes portadores de osteoartrose severa e ATJ em relação a controles saudáveis.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(医学) / 甲第22346号 / 医博第4587号 / 新制||医||1042(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院医学研究科医学専攻 / (主査)教授 安達 泰治, 教授 森本 尚樹, 教授 福原 俊一 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Medical Science / Kyoto University / DFAM