Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Lukes University Health Network, Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
J Surg Orthop Adv. 2020 Winter;29(4):216-218.
Although the vast majority of arthroplasty surgeons allow patients to return to participation in golf following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA), there is relatively little published data regarding how TKA or THA affects a patient's golfing ability. The purpose of this study was to determine how golfers' handicaps change following TKA and THA. We mailed a questionnaire to patients who had underwent primary TKA or THA at our institution and asked whether they played golf and for their golf handicap information network (GHIN) number. We then obtained handicap data for each patient that provided a GHIN number. Handicap increased 0.9 strokes 1 year following THA; however, this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.20). Handicap increased 0.3 strokes 1 year following TKA; however, this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.29). Our study demonstrates that despite improved implants, surgical techniques, and rehabilitation protocols that golf handicap does not change significantly following lower extremity total joint arthroplasty (TJA). (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 29(4):216-218, 2020).
尽管绝大多数关节置换外科医生允许患者在全膝关节置换术（TKA）和全髋关节置换术（THA）后重返高尔夫运动，但关于 TKA 或 THA 如何影响患者的高尔夫球能力的相关数据却相对较少。本研究旨在确定 TKA 和 THA 后高尔夫球手的差点如何变化。我们向在我院接受初次 TKA 或 THA 的患者邮寄了一份问卷，询问他们是否打高尔夫球以及他们的高尔夫差点信息网络（GHIN）号码。然后，我们获得了每位提供 GHIN 号码的患者的差点数据。THA 后 1 年，差点增加了 0.9 杆；然而，这一差异没有统计学意义（p = 0.20）。TKA 后 1 年，差点增加了 0.3 杆；然而，这一差异没有统计学意义（p = 0.29）。我们的研究表明，尽管植入物、手术技术和康复方案得到了改进，但下肢关节置换术后高尔夫差点并没有明显变化。（《外科矫形进展杂志》29（4）：216-218，2020）。
