Table 3 Situations in which joint awareness occurs
From: What makes patients aware of their artificial knee joint?
Category | No. patients | %patients | No. comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Daily tasks and activities (total) | 27 | 67.5 | 95 |
Climbing stairs | 10 | 25.0 | 23 |
Descending stairs | 8 | 20.0 | 16 |
Ascending stairs | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
Going up or downhill | 9 | 22.5 | 21 |
Going downhill | 8 | 20.0 | 14 |
Going uphill | 3 | 7.5 | 4 |
Walking | 5 | 12.5 | 8 |
Any activity | 5 | 12.5 | 6 |
Cleaning | 2 | 5.0 | 4 |
Driving a car | 2 | 5.0 | 4 |
Sleeping | 2 | 5.0 | 3 |
House work | 2 | 5.0 | 4 |
Gardening | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
Standing on a ladder | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Lying | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
After getting up in the morning | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Exercise or sports | 7 | 17.5 | 16 |
Cycling or using an ergometer | 3 | 7.5 | 6 |
Skiing | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Running or Jogging | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Squats | 1 | 2.5 | 2 |
Specific movements (total) | 24 | 60.0 | 56 |
Kneeling | 12 | 30.0 | 20 |
Starting up | 10 | 25.0 | 12 |
Extension or Flexion of the Knee | 8 | 20.0 | 13 |
Bending over | 3 | 7.5 | 4 |
Sitting | 2 | 5.0 | 3 |
Standing up | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Lifting the leg | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Climbing on something | 1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Meteoropathy | 7 | 17.5 | 14 |