Abstract
There has been a boom of diagnostic devices allowing objectification of walking quality recently. This study is focused on the development of vertical reaction forces during the four months following total hip arthroplasty (THA - "total hip arthroplasty").
The main objective of this work is to describe what walking dynamics of patients looks like after THA. Whether four months after surgery, when patients completed the rehabilitation and spa treatment and put support away, the vertical reaction forces of both the affected and unaffected limb reached the values common among the "healthy" population.
Another objective is to determine whether there have any walking dynamics changes occurred in four months after operation from the status before surgery and 2 months after the surgery. Information about the development of vertical reaction forces after THA can be used for correct timing of the rehabilitation process and can help the patient to return faster to normal life as well as extend the life of the implant.