Efficiency of the Adjustable Lower Extremity Abduction Apparatus After Total Hip Replacement Surgery
Condition: Total Hip Replacement
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the adjustable lower extremity abduction
      apparatus developed after total hip arthroplasty (TKP) surgeries on preventing dislocation
      and walking.The study is of randomized controlled type. It was held on the inpatient floor of
      a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul, between November 2021 and October 16, 2023,
      with patients undergoing femoral neck fracture surgery.

      All patients who were admitted to this clinic for surgical intervention constituted the
      population of the study. In the research, 30 patients between the ages of 50-80 were included
      in the experimental group in which the "Adjustable lower extremity abduction apparatus"
      developed within the scope of the thesis was used, and 30 patients in which this apparatus
      was not used were included in the control group. As data collection tools in the study,
      "Patient Introduction Form", "Standardized Mini Mental State Test", "Patient Mobility Scale",
      "Modified Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index", "Apparatus Quality and Comfort
      Assessment Form" " and "Harris Hip Score Form" were used. Data were evaluated using IBM SPPS
      27.0 statistical package program.
    

Detailed description: 
      This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an adjustable lower extremity abduction apparatus
      on the prevention of dislocation, activities of daily life and gait after total hip
      replacement (THR). The study was a randomised controlled trial. It was conducted on the
      inpatient floor of a Training and Research Hospital in Istanbul between November 2021 and 16
      October 2023 with patients who had femoral neck fracture surgery. All patients admitted to
      this clinic for surgical intervention constituted the population of the study. In the study,
      30 patients aged 50-80 years were included in the intervention group using the adjustable
      lower extremity abduction apparatus developed within the scope of the thesis, and 30 patients
      using the pillow in routine practice were included in the control group. Patient Introduction
      Form, Standardized Mini-Mental State Test, Patient Mobility Scale, Modified Barthel
      Activities of Daily Living Index, Apparatus Quality and Comfort Assessment Form, and Harris
      Hip Score Form were used as data collection tools. Data were analysed using the IBM SPPS 27.0
      software.
    

Intervention name(s): Adjustable lower limb abduction apparatus
Intervention type(s): Device
Intervention description(s): To ensure abduction in the lower extremities after total hip replacement surgery, a specially adjustable apparatus developed according to the height and weight of each individual was used.
This developed product was used by patients while they were lying down and walking.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Other
Keywords: Total Hip Replacement; Adjustable Lower Extremity Abduction Apparatus; Gait; Dislocation