Clinical outcome and physical activity measured with StepWatch 3™ Activity Monitor after minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty

Abstract Background Subjective data and physical examinations of patients after total hip arthroplasty are used to assess the outcome. But regarding the physical activity, no objective data can be delivered by existing scores. The level of activity can be measured objectively by counting gait cycles...

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Main Authors: Steffen Höll, Andreas Blum, Georg Gosheger, Ralf Dieckmann, Corinna Winter, Dieter Rosenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0775-4