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. 2016 Sep 6;6(9):e010725. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010725

Table 6.

Studies reporting preoperative physical function as possible predictor of functional outcome after THA

 
Measurement FU period Significance
Author, year Grade N of pts tool (months) Level (p value) Association Predictor level of measurement
Quintana, 2009 Moderate 788 WOMAC PF ST (6 m) <0.001 Yes Cont (WOMAC+SF-36)
SF-36 PF
Slaven, 2012 Low 40 TUG ST (6 m) NA No Dich
(successful/unsuccessful)
Mahomed, 2002 Moderate 103 WOMAC PF+P ST (6 m) <0.05 Yes Cont (WOMAC+SF-36)
SF-36 PF <0.05
Hamilton, 2012 Low 1410 OHS ST (6 m) Yes Yes Cont (OHS)
SF-12 ST (12 m)
Nankaku, 2013 Moderate 204 Ambulatory status ST (6 m) NA Yes Dich (TUG score 10)
Vogl, 2014 Low 281 WOMAC ST (6 m) NA Yes Cont (WOMAC)
Bergschmidt, 2010 Moderate 100 WOMAC ST (12 m) <0.022 Yes Cat (3)
SF-36 0.003 1: HHS<48 2: HHS 48–59 3: HHS>59
Clement, 2010 High 1312 OHS ST (12 m) 0.001* Yes Cont (OHS)
SF-12
Johansson, 2010 Moderate 75 HHS ST (12 m) ?0.006 Yes Cat (3)
WOMAC <0.001 Yes 1: HHS<45 2: HHS 45–55 3: HHS>55
SF-36 ?0.005 Yes
Nilsdotter, 2002 Moderate 148 WOMAC ST (12 m) <0.0001 Yes Dich
SF-36 Low quartile vs high quartile WOMAC
Dowsey, 2014 High 835 HHS ST (12 m) <0.0001 Yes Cont (HHS)
Wang, 2010 Moderate 97 WOMAC ST (16.8 m) 0.0001 Yes Cont (WOMAC PF)
Moran, 2005 Moderate 749 HHS ST (18 m) NA Yes Cont
Fortin, 2002 Low 222 WOMAC ST (24 m) NA Yes Dig (1: high WOMAC 2: low WOMAC)
SF-36 NA Yes
Smith, 2012 Moderate 1683 HHS LT (36 m) <0.001 Yes Cont (HHS)
Nilsdotter, 2003 Low 211 WOMAC PF LT (42 m) 0.007 Yes Dich
Low quartile vs high quartile SF-36 PF
Judge, 2013 High 1431 OHS LT (60 m) <0.001 Yes Cont (OHS)

All significant results are bold.

BMI, body mass index; Cat, categorical; Cont, continuous; Dich, dichotomous; FU, follow-up; HHS, Harris Hip Score; LT, long-term; N of pts, number of patients; NA, not applicable; Neg, negative; OHS, Oxford Hip Score; Pos, positive; SF-36 PF, Short Form 36 physical function; ST, short-term; THA, total hip arthroplasty; WOMAC, Western Ontario and Mcmaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.