Articulation Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
To demonstrate that the deficit in dorsiflexion-tibia-talar joint range of motion can have an effect on the knee operated by arthroplasty by limiting full extension and, in general, the recovery of a full range of motion.
Detailed description
The study is of a prospective, prognostic, observational nature and involves all patients who are candidates for admission to the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute for primary knee replacement surgery, recruited in the Orthopaedics department and subsequently followed in the Rehabilitation Medicine department of the DRS. The recruited patients will be subjected to pre-operative measurement of the ankle ROM; if they present a limitation of the same, they will be included in the exposed group, alternatively they will be included in the non-exposed group.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
• * Patients who are candidates for primary total knee replacement surgery aged 65 to 85 years; * Patients who have provided informed consent
Exclusion criteria
• * Patients with known neurological pathologies * Severe joint deformations such as previous ankle surgery (arthrodesis, ankle prosthesis) congenital malformations (cavus equinus, clubfoot) * Severe fractures that have compromised the joint * Traumatic events affecting the lower limb that occurred less than 12 months * Non-ambulatory patients in the preoperative period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement of knee joint range of motion (ROM). | In our study, the joint excursion measurements of the t-t and knee will be taken by the physiotherapists involved in the study with the patient lying in a supine position on a bed, they will be taken pre-operatively (T0) i.e. before the knee arthroplasty | The study is of a prospective, prognostic, observational nature and involves all patients who are candidates for admission to the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute for primary knee replacement surgery, recruited in the Orthopedics department and subsequently followed in the Rehabilitation Medicine department of the DRS. The recruited patients will be subjected to pre-operative measurement of the ankle ROM; if they present a limitation of the same, they will be included in the exposed group, alternatively they will be included in the non-exposed group. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactLaura Tornatore
Backup ContactDavide Raspanti
Outcome results
None listed