Functional Effects of Postoperative Conventional Physiotherapy Following Cosmetic Femoral Lengthening Using the Lengthening Over Nail (LON) Technique
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Functional Capacity Assessed by the 30-Second Chair Stand Test
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to understand how an early postoperative conventional physiotherapy program affects daily movement and physical function in adults who undergo cosmetic femoral lengthening surgery using the Lengthening Over Nail (LON) technique.
Participants aged between 18 and 45 years who have this surgery will take part in a structured physiotherapy program. The study will examine changes in physical function, pain, walking ability, and independence before surgery, during recovery, and after removal of the external fixator.
The results of this study may help improve rehabilitation planning after cosmetic femoral lengthening surgery.
详细描述
This interventional study will evaluate the effects of an early postoperative conventional physiotherapy program in individuals who undergo cosmetic femoral lengthening surgery using the Lengthening Over Nail (LON) technique.
A total of 54 healthy adults aged between 18 and 45 years will be included. Participants will be assessed at three time points: before surgery, at the eighth postoperative week, and one week after removal of the external fixator.
Following surgery, participants will be monitored in the hospital for one week. After discharge, they will receive a standardized conventional physiotherapy program five days per week for a total of thirteen weeks. The program will include joint mobilization exercises, muscle stretching and strengthening exercises, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, gait training with assistive devices, and functional exercise training.
Outcome measures will include functional capacity, pain intensity, functional mobility, and functional independence. Data will be analyzed using appropriate statistical methods to evaluate changes over time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 45 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Adults aged between 18 and 45 years.
- •Individuals who have undergone cosmetic femoral lengthening surgery using the Lengthening Over Nail (LON) technique.
- •Participants who are able to attend and comply with the planned postoperative conventional physiotherapy program.
- •Individuals who have provided written informed consent.
排除标准
- •-Presence of neuromuscular diseases (e.g., cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy).
- •History of lower extremity surgery other than the femoral lengthening procedure.
- •Advanced contractures, deformities, or osteoarthritis of the hip or knee joint.
- •Severe psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment preventing cooperation with the study procedures.
研究组 & 干预措施
Conventional Physiotherapy Group
Participants assigned to this arm will receive a structured conventional physiotherapy program following cosmetic femoral lengthening surgery performed using the Lengthening Over Nail (LON) technique. The rehabilitation program will be initiated in the early postoperative period and will include active and passive joint mobilization exercises, quadriceps and hamstring stretching, isometric muscle strengthening, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), cryotherapy, and functional mobilization with assistive devices. Physiotherapy sessions will be conducted five days per week under the supervision of an experienced physiotherapist.
干预措施: Conventional Physiotherapy Program (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Functional Capacity Assessed by the 30-Second Chair Stand Test
时间窗: Preoperative baseline, postoperative 8th week, and 1 week after removal of the external fixator
The 30-Second Chair Stand Test is used to assess lower extremity functional strength and overall functional capacity. Participants are instructed to stand up and sit down from a standard chair as many times as possible within 30 seconds. A higher number of repetitions indicates better functional capacity.
次要结局
- Functional Mobility Assessed by the Timed Up and Go Test(Preoperative baseline, postoperative 8th week, and 1 week after removal of the external fixator)
研究者
FATMA ÇAVDARCI
PhD Candidate, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Istanbul Aydın University