TY - JOUR
T1 - Safe driving recommendations following lower extremity orthopedic surgery
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Venugopal, Navneet K.
AU - O’Leary, Sean
AU - Robledo, Ariadna
AU - Husain, Adam
AU - Tom, Roshan B.
AU - Nuti, Shiva A.
AU - Jupiter, Daniel C.
AU - Panchbhavi, Vinod K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Purpose: We analyzed the published literature on return-to-driving (RTD) recommendations following lower extremity orthopedic surgery, including knee and hip arthroplasty and ankle and foot surgery. Methods: We conducted a PubMed MEDLINE database search for the relevant literature spanning from 1988 to 2022. Data were extracted from the selected articles independently by six investigators, and the mean, standard deviation, and range of RTD recommendations for each surgical region and procedure were calculated. Results: The 34 studies included in our review evaluated brake response time, reaction time, movement time, braking force, and other parameters. Average RTD recommendations in weeks were: hip surgeries, 4.1 (± 2.7); foot surgeries, 6.67 (± 0.94); Achilles surgeries, 6.67 (± 0.25); ankle surgeries, 4 (± 2); knee surgeries, 5.42 (± 0.77); and multiple lower extremity surgeries, 3.85 (± 0.15). Conclusion: Our findings can assist physicians in providing informed recommendations to patients, promoting safe driving practices, and optimizing postoperative recovery. Level of evidence: Therapeutic, Level III: Retrospective comparative study.
AB - Purpose: We analyzed the published literature on return-to-driving (RTD) recommendations following lower extremity orthopedic surgery, including knee and hip arthroplasty and ankle and foot surgery. Methods: We conducted a PubMed MEDLINE database search for the relevant literature spanning from 1988 to 2022. Data were extracted from the selected articles independently by six investigators, and the mean, standard deviation, and range of RTD recommendations for each surgical region and procedure were calculated. Results: The 34 studies included in our review evaluated brake response time, reaction time, movement time, braking force, and other parameters. Average RTD recommendations in weeks were: hip surgeries, 4.1 (± 2.7); foot surgeries, 6.67 (± 0.94); Achilles surgeries, 6.67 (± 0.25); ankle surgeries, 4 (± 2); knee surgeries, 5.42 (± 0.77); and multiple lower extremity surgeries, 3.85 (± 0.15). Conclusion: Our findings can assist physicians in providing informed recommendations to patients, promoting safe driving practices, and optimizing postoperative recovery. Level of evidence: Therapeutic, Level III: Retrospective comparative study.
KW - Lower extremity
KW - Orthopedic surgical procedures
KW - Postoperative care
KW - Postoperative period
KW - Return to driving
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85168919512&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85168919512&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00590-023-03705-9
DO - 10.1007/s00590-023-03705-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37639004
AN - SCOPUS:85168919512
SN - 1633-8065
VL - 34
SP - 59
EP - 66
JO - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
JF - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
IS - 1
ER -