• Arch Orthop Trauma Surg · Jun 2022

    Patients' perceived walking abilities, daily-life gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty.

    • Bas L Fransen, Mirjam Pijnappels, Ise K Butter, B J Burger, J H van Dieën, and M J M Hoozemans.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CORAL-Centre for Orthopaedic Research Alkmaar, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD, Alkmaar, The Netherlands. b.l.fransen@nwz.nl.
    • Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2022 Jun 1; 142 (6): 1189-1196.

    IntroductionFunctional outcome and patients' daily-life activities after total knee arthroplasty are becoming more important with a younger and more active patient population. In addition to patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), trunk-based accelerometry has shown to be a promising method for evaluating gait function after total knee arthroplasty. The aim of this study was to evaluate daily-life perceived walking abilities, gait behavior and gait quality before and 3 months after total knee arthroplasty, using PROMs and trunk-based accelerometry.Materials And MethodsA cohort of 38 patients completed questionnaires including the Oxford Knee Score and modified Gait Efficacy Scale before and 3 months after primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. At both time points, they wore a tri-axial accelerometer at the lower back for seven consecutive days and nights. Gait behavior was calculated using gait quantity and walking speed, and multiple gait quality parameters were calculated.ResultsSignificant improvements were seen after 3 months in the Oxford Knee Score [median (interquartile range) 29 (10) vs 39 (8), p < 0.001] and modified Gait Efficacy Scale [median (interquartile range) 67 (24) vs 79 (25), p = 0.001]. No significant changes were observed in gait behavior (quantity and speed) or gait quality variables.ConclusionsIn contrast to the significant improvements in patients' perception of their walking abilities and PROMs, patients did not show improvements in gait behavior and gait quality. This implies that after 3 months patients' perceived functional abilities after total knee arthroplasty do not necessarily represent their actual daily-life quantity and quality of gait, and that more focus is needed on postoperative rehabilitation to improve gait and functional behavior.© 2021. The Author(s).

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