Brake response time returns to the pre-surgical level 6 weeks after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Abstract

On the basis of the current findings, it is concluded that brake response time returns to pre-operative levels 6 weeks after UKA surgery. Therefore, it is proposed that driving be abstained from for that period.

When Can I Drive After Orthopaedic Surgery? A Systematic Review

“…A similar correlation was found in these patients between stepping and standing tests and brake response time [22]. Patients with a right TKA had normal brake response times and total brake times 2 to 8 weeks postoperatively [9,28,36,37,42,50,57] and normal brake response times 0 to 3 weeks after a left TKA [36,37,41,50,57]. Data showed that a step test was the best predictor of safety when correlated with total brake time after TKA [28].…”

What Is the Evidence on Which Physicians Can Rely to Advise Patients When They May Resume Driving after TKA? A Systematic Literature Review

“…The overall quality of the studies varied and ranged from 3 points (poor quality) [41] to 10 points (good quality) [35], with four studies reaching a 9 point score (good quality) [36][37][38][39] (Table 1). The ten studies comprised a sample of 309 patients who underwent TKA (197 right TKA, 99 left TKA, and 13 bilateral TKA) and whose BRT was measured preoperatively and at different points in time after surgery (Appendix B) in eight different car simulators.…”

“…The overall quality of the studies varied and ranged from 3 points (poor quality) [41] to 10 points (good quality) [35], with four studies reaching a 9 point score (good quality) [36][37][38][39] (Table 1).…”

“…There were quality problems in reporting patient recruitment flow, with only three studies presenting a patient flow diagram [35][36][37]. Furthermore, only three of the included studies [35,37,42] performed sample size justification analysis (statistical power). Five studies [33,34,[38][39][40] did not provide information on dropouts and their reasons.…”

“…(2) When does the BRT of the right leg return to The ten studies comprised a sample of 309 patients who underwent TKA (197 right TKA, 99 left TKA, and 13 bilateral TKA) and whose BRT was measured preoperatively and at different points in time after surgery (Appendix B) in eight different car simulators. The mean age of the patients included in all ten studies was 66.6 years, ranging from 59.8 [37] to 74 [41] years.…”