Skip to main content

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.
Sec. Biomechanics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1415645
This article is part of the Research Topic Biomechanics in Orthopaedic Diseases and Surgery View all 34 articles

Bilateral hip stability variation in the functional ambulation and Kinetic parameters after total hip arthroplasty during levelled walking

Provisionally accepted
Amany E. Abd-Eltawab Amany E. Abd-Eltawab 1Dalia M. Elsherbini Dalia M. Elsherbini 1*Eman M. El nashar Eman M. El nashar 2Shaker H. Alshehri Shaker H. Alshehri 2Ali Alhefzi Ali Alhefzi 2Mamdouh Eldesoqui Mamdouh Eldesoqui 3Mohamed El-Sherbiny Mohamed El-Sherbiny 3
  • 1 Jouf University, Sakakah, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
  • 2 King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
  • 3 Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Almaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    Objectives: This study determines gender variation, comparing the significance level between males and females related to functional ambulation characteristics after hip arthroplasty.The study focuses on the broader female pelvis and how it affects the rehabilitation regimen following total hip arthroplasty.In this cross-sectional study, twenty cases of right hip arthroplasty were divided into ten male and ten female cases, ages 40 to 65 years. The functional ambulation parameters (cadence, speed, and cycle time) were acquired from the GaitRite device, as well as kinematic values for hip frontal plane displacement and kinetic parameters for ground response force in the medial-lateral direction.Results: An independent t-test showed a significant difference in the kinematic parameter variables for the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), more significant trochanter displacement, and hip abduction angle between the operated and non-operated limbs for each group separately.Regarding the functional ambulation parameters, there was only a significant difference in the walking cadence between the operated and non-operated limbs for male and female groups.Moreover, the output variables of Ground Reaction Force (GRF) measures revealed significant differences between their operated and non-operated limbs. The linear regression model used was consistent with the current results, demonstrating a weak negative correlation between the inclination angle of the operated hip and gait speed for both male and female groups.Based on the findings, we conclude that improving a rehabilitated physical therapy program for the abductors of both male and female patients with operated and nonoperated limbs is essential to normalising the ground reaction force value, avoiding focus on the operated hip, and reducing the amount of time that the operated hip's abductors must perform. This involves exposing the surgically repaired limb to the risk of post-operative displacement or dislocation, particularly in female patients.

    Keywords: hip arthroplasty, Walking stability, Ambulation Parameters, Ground reaction force, Gender Variation Hip Arthroplasty, Gender variation

    Received: 10 Apr 2024; Accepted: 11 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Abd-Eltawab, Elsherbini, El nashar, Alshehri, Alhefzi, Eldesoqui and El-Sherbiny. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dalia M. Elsherbini, Jouf University, Sakakah, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia

    Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.