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Table 3 Personal recommendations regarding the optimal time to start full weight-bearing and resistance training following total hip replacement

From: Agreements and disagreements in exercise therapy prescriptions after hip replacement among rehabilitation professionals: a multicenter survey

 

Cemented prosthesis

Uncemented prosthesis

 

n

%

n

%

Full weight-bearing

    

0–5 days

166

53.9

55

18.2

6–10 days

72

23.4

54

17.9

11–20 days

35

11.4

61

20.2

21–30 days

20

6.5

77

25.5

5–6 weeks

9

2.9

35

11.6

7–8 weeks

6

1.9

14

4.6

>8 weeks

0

0.0

6

2.0

Missing information

5

1.6

11

3.5

Resistance training

    

1–7 days

60

19.6

41

13.5

2–3 weeks

183

59.8

153

50.5

4–5 weeks

46

15.0

68

22.4

6–7 weeks

8

2.6

22

7.3

>8 weeks

9

2.9

19

6.2

Missing information

7

2.2

10

3.2