Decline in habitual exercise after total hip arthroplasty during the COVID-19 pandemic: Who was most at risk?
Habitual exercise in THA patients decreased by nearly 20 % during the pandemic. Discontinuation was significantly associated with declines in function and general condition, suggesting the importance of developing targeted strategies for elderly and high-BMI patients.
Authors
- Satoshi Yamate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-1917)
- Ryosuke Yamaguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2507-3770)
- Takeshi Utsunomiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-9803)
- Yuki Nakao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3852-2604)
- Wataru Uehara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6487-1462)
- Satoshi Hamai
- Goro Motomura
- Yasuharu Nakashima
- Toshiki Konishi
- Soichiro Yoshino
- Kenji Kitamura
- Shinya Kawahara
- Takahiro Inoue
Institutions
- Kyushu University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Science
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2026.01.012
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00