Getting fit for hip and knee replacement: a protocol for the Fit-Joints pilot randomized controlled trial of a multi-modal intervention in frail patients with osteoarthritis

Getting fit for hip and knee replacement: a protocol for the Fit-Joints pilot randomized controlled trial of a multi-modal intervention in frail patients with osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Joint replacement provides significant improvements in pain, physical function, and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis. With a growing body of evidence indicating that frailty can be treated, it is important to determine whether targeting frailty reduction in hip and...

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Main Authors: Ahmed M. Negm, Courtney C. Kennedy, George Ioannidis, Olga Gajic-Veljanoski, Justin Lee, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan D. Adachi, Sharon Marr, Arthur Lau, Stephanie Atkinson, Danielle Petruccelli, Justin DeBeer, Mitchell Winemaker, Victoria Avram, Benjamin Deheshi, Dale Williams, David Armstrong, Barry Lumb, Akbar Panju, Julie Richardson, Alexandra Papaioannou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Feasibility
Frailty
Phenotype
Fried
Short performance physical battery (SPPB)
Hip replacement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-018-0316-2

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