TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Brake response time after total knee arthroplasty: when is it safe for patients to drive?
JO  - Journal of arthroplasty
A1  - Pierson, Jeffery L.
A1  - Earles, Donald R.
A1  - Wood, K.
SP  - 840
EP  - 843
VL  - 18
IS  - 7
N2  - Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) dramatically    decreases pain and improves mobility and quality of life. However, little has    been reported on its effect on driving ability in the early postoperative    period. This prospective study was conducted to compare preoperative and    postoperative brake response times (BRTs) in patients undergoing TKA for    osteoarthritis. The results showed that patients returned to preoperative BRT as    early as 3 weeks after surgery, and at 9 weeks after surgery, BRTs were    significantly improved over baseline. Based on BRT analysis patients undergoing    TKA may be allowed to return to driving 6 weeks after surgery.
LA  - 
SN  - 0883-5403
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -