Comparison of Pre- and Postoperative Motor-proprioceptive Abilities in Patients with Gonarthrosis

Abstract

Purpose

Both surgeons and patients want to achieve a high level of satisfaction and the best possible functional results within a short time after knee TEP surgery. By using a tool that digitally records various measurement parameters of balance and motor function preoperatively and postoperatively on a mobile basis and with little time expenditure, progressive results can be compared. Individual factors can thus be determined and these can influence the progress in regeneration and training progress perioperatively.

Methods

In a prospective study, 100 patients before and 66 patients after installation of a cement-retained knee TEP were evaluated for the following parameters: balance, maximum strength, and power. All measurements were performed with the KMP measurement platform from MotoSana. The second measurements were performed in each case after a standardised follow-up treatment.

Results

It was shown that there are significant relationships between personal factors such as age, height, body weight and with baseline values and performance measures: maximum strength and power. Furthermore, it was shown that postoperative improvement could be achieved for the most part around balance support. All patients who previously had to hold on with one hand or both hands no longer needed support after surgery to maintain the single-leg stance for the specified time of 15 s. For a more detailed analysis of the balance parameters, the samples were adjusted and only the patients who did not hold on for support pre- and postoperatively were counted. In patients with low and medium initial stance, the sway area increased at the second measurement session, and in patients with large sway areas, it decreased, and the stance became more stable. In the area of maximum strength and power, patients with high baseline values still had higher values after AHB compared with the other patients, but lower values compared with their own baseline values.

Conclusion

Patients who already had very good motor skills before surgery were able to achieve a greater increase in motor skills compared to the weaker group. However, all patients failed to reach their preoperative baseline values after completion of the AHB. Deficits in balance were still detectable in all groups. By using the presented force plate, measurement-based coordinated rehabilitation procedures are possible during and after completion of the AHB. Rehabilitation with individualised improvement of balance and motor function could be expected to prevent dissatisfaction after knee arthroplasty, e.g. due to muscular imbalance in femoropatellar pain syndromes.

Keywords

motor-proprioceptive abilities - pre- and postoperative comparison - gonarthrosis

Publication History

Received: 20 November 2022

Accepted after revision: 31 July 2023

Article published online:
05 October 2023

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