Funcionalidad y calidad de vida en pacientes con artroplastia de cadera del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca, junio 2017- febrero 2018

Abstract

Background: OA will be the fourth cause of disability in 2020, one of the most effective treatments is hip arthroplasty, it is necessary to know the functionality and quality of life in relation to the health that people reach after this surgery, the scales most appropriate for your study are Harris Hip Score and the SF-36. Objective: To evaluate the functionality and quality of life in patients after total hip arthroplasty due to coxarthrosis. Methodology: Longitudinal, prospective, descriptive study. A population of 30 individuals was evaluated, a baseline and final score was obtained at the third month of evolution, the participants were classified according to demographic characteristics, functionality and quality of life were evaluated and described in relation to health. The interpretation of the data was through the SPSS Software version 24. Results: At the third month of follow-up the Harris Hip Score showed 70% of patients with good functionality and the SF-36 showed improvement in all its dimensions, although the physical function obtained a more significant score. Conclusion: In general, the functional capacity and quality of life of patients improves after a hip arthroplasty.