@Article{Sowa2019,
journal="Pielęgniarstwo w Opiece Długoterminowej / Long-Term Care Nursing",
issn="2450-8624",
volume="4",
number="1",
year="2019",
title="Rehabilitation of hospitalised patients after hip arthroplasty to prevent chronic functional deficits",
abstract="Introduction  Coxarthritis, in Poland, affects approximately 8 million people. Early physiotherapy determines the success of treatment.   Aim  The aim of the study was to analyse the effectiveness of rehabilitation process of patients undergoing hip surgery.  Material and methods  Medical documentation of 100 patients who have undergone surgery was analysed.  Results  The most common diagnosis in patients was coxarthritis. The BMI values of the patient’s differed significan¬tly depending on their place of residence.  Patients started rehabilitation between day 1 and day 4 after the surgery. The verticalisation in 89% of pa-tients was carried out on day 1. Ninety-three patients decided to learn to walk with crutches.  Conclusions  1. Primary coxarthritis is an indication to refer the patient to endoprosthesis.   2. In the course of rehabilitation, there is a progress of the patient’s functional level.   3. The rehabilitation process is not affected by the patient’s gender.",
author="Sowa, Katarzyna
and Kotwas, Artur
and Antczak, Krzysztof
and Zdziarski, Krzysztof
and Knyszyńska, Anna
and Karakiewicz, Beata",
pages="17--24",
url="https://www.termedia.pl/Rehabilitation-of-hospitalised-patients-after-hip-arthroplasty-to-prevent-chronic-functional-deficits,150,38819,1,1.html"
}