Target setting for lower limb joint surgery using the Timed Up and Go test in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A prospective cohort study.

Toshihisa KojimaHajime IshikawaSakae TanakaNobuhiko HagaKeiichiro NishidaMasao YukiokaJun HashimotoHisaaki MiyaharaYasuo NikiTomoatsu KimuraHiromi OdaShuji AsaiKoji FunahashiMasayo KojimaNaoki Ishiguro

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)

Timed Up and Go test is a useful tool for assessing the outcome of lower limb joint surgery in RA patients. We propose that TUG ≤9 seconds could be an objective target for achieving good physical function after lower limb joint surgery.

Keyphrases

lower limb
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome
ankylosing spondylitis
patient reported