Evaluation of Functional Rehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Evaluation of Functional Rehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy After Total Hip Arthroplasty
This study aims to objectively evaluate the implications of physiotherapeutic rehabilitation
 in the Assistance Protocol of Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), by assessing the motor
 performance and testing the quality of life of patients undergoing THA surgery, to improve
 rehabilitation strategies for this population.
The Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is a surgical procedure which has been used for more than
 half a century in the treatment of hip joint diseases.

 The Physiotherapy is an important component in the care of patients undergoing THA.

 In order to reduce the length of hospitalization after THA, to promote functional
 independence and to monitor clinical events during hospitalization and up to the 30th
 postoperative day, the Hip Surgery Group (HSG) of the Department of Orthopedics and
 Traumatology Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Hospital de Clinicas de Porto
 Alegre (HCPA) has developed a global, multidisciplinary Assistance Protocol of the HSG with
 outpatient consultations and scheduled home visits for patients that have undergone THA at
 HCPA.

 The team which developed the Assistance Protocol of the HSG consists of orthopedic doctors
 and anesthesiologists, nurses and social workers.

 The insertion of the Physiotherapist in the THA Assistance Protocol is of great importance
 owing to the professional skills of that professional in the areas of prevention and
 rehabilitation, working with the multidisciplinary team in functional evaluation and in
 physical therapy of patients that underwent THA.

 The monitoring of the physiotherapist is essential to establish a functional diagnosis,
 aiming pain relief, promoting the early functional rehabilitation, the reintegration of the
 patients in their daily activities and offering a better quality of life through
 reintegration into social life.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients with indication for THA.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients who refuse to participate in this study.

 -  Patients who live outside the city of Porto Alegre, due to difficulties for visits and
 the protocol monitoring.

 -  Patients with femoral neck fracture, due to the impossibility of evaluation.