Alpine Skiing With total knee ArthroPlasty (ASWAP): study design and intervention

A. Koesters, B. Poetzelsberger, F. Dela, U. Dorn, T. Hofstaedter, C. Fink, E. Mueller

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to monitor the long-term effects of skiing on health-related parameters and implant related factors like loosening and wear in patients with total knee arthroplasty. This paper describes the overall study design, general demographics, and physiological demand of the intervention phase. A control group design consisting of an intervention group (n = 14; age: 70.4 ± 4.5 years) and a control group (n = 17; age: 71.5 ± 5.1 years) was utilized in this study. Parameters of interest were measured during pre-, post-, and retention test sessions. During the 12 weeks of intervention, an average of 25.5 days of guided skiing was conducted by each patient. Daily heart rate (HR) profiles and global positioning system data throughout the ski day were recorded. The intervention group completed an average of 3393 vertical meters of downhill skiing, with a total skiing distance of 33.6 km/day. Average skiing speed was 8.2 m/s. In the skiing phase, the average physiological load was 75.9 ± 6.6% of HRmax. Further effects of the 12-week skiing intervention on the tested parameters will be reported in the following papers of this supplementum.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
Volume25
Issue numberSupplement S2
Pages (from-to)3-9
Number of pages7
ISSN1600-0838
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2015

Keywords

  • Skiing intervention
  • knee TEP
  • study design
  • elderly

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