Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Shoulder Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Keywords
return to golf, arthroplasty
Brief summary
The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18+ years * A self-reported golfer * Able to consent to treatment * Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires * Declining operative management * No desire to return to golf postoperatively * Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of return to golf following joint arthroplasty | Up to 1 year postoperatively | Patients will be asked if they have returned to golf (putting, chipping, 9 holes, 18 holes, etc) following joint arthroplasty. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Golf awareness after arthroplasty score | Up to 1 year postoperatively | This questionnaire assesses awareness of the joint replacement while playing golf and engaging in specific golf activities. A higher score represents more awareness, whereas a lower score represents less awareness. |
| Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (HOOS JR) | Up to 1 year postoperatively | The HOOS JR measures overall hip health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total hip disability and 100 represents perfect hip health. This will be administered specifically to patients undergoing hip arthroplasty. |
| Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement (KOOS JR) | Up to 1 year postoperatively | The KOOS JR measures overall knee health on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents total knee disability and 100 represents perfect knee health. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo knee arthroplasty. |
| American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Shoulder Score (ASES) | Up to 1 year postoperatively | The ASES measures shoulder function on a scale of 0-100, where 0 represents worse function and 100 represents best function. This will be administered specifically to patients who undergo shoulder arthroplasty. |
Countries
United Kingdom, United States
Contacts
CONTACTAndrew Creighton, DO
CONTACTJennifer Cheng
Outcome results
None listed