Effect of total hip arthroplasty on brake reaction time and braking force.
Henrik Constantin BäckerDavid KrügerSophie SpiesCarsten PerkaStephanie M KirschbaumSebastian HardtPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2020)
The braking force is significantly reduced, and the brake reaction time is prolonged directly after surgery for at least 2 weeks. After 4 weeks, no statistically significant differences were measured, although special care should still be taken during return to activity.