Predictive Factors for Return to Driving After Lower Limb Arthroplasty
Following THA/TKA, 60% patients were driving by 6 weeks. Females take longer for driving return. Walking aids negatively impacted driving return, while faster TUG test and longer SRWT were positive predictors.
Authors
- Farag Shuweihdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1199-2992)
- Katie Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5389-603X)
- Benjamin V. Bloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2305-7478)
- Bernard van Duren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1877-8227)
- Hemant Pandit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7392-8561)
- Vasileios P. Giannoudis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-5426)
- Andrew Manktelow
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101685
- Primary Topic
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Leeds Biomedical Research Centre