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The recommendations for activities after total joint replacement surgery shown in the two tables below are based on surveys from the Hip Society and the Knee Society respectively. They were reported on in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2001. The “No conclusion” columns list activities the orthopedic surgeons surveyed were unable to agree on.
RECOMMENDED/ ALLOWED |
ALLOWED WITH EXPERIENCE |
NOT RECOMMENDED |
NO CONCLUSION |
Stationary cycling | Road cycling | High-impact aerobics | Speed walking |
Swimming | Low-impact aerobics | Jogging | Ice Skating |
Walking | Hiking | Racquet sports | Inline skating |
Doubles Tennis | Canoeing | Singles tennis | Downhill Skiing |
Golf | Cross-country skiing | Contact sports (hockey, soccer) | Stationary skiing |
Ballroom dancing | Bowling | Basketball | Rowing |
Shuffleboard | Horseback riding | Volleyball | Weight lifting |
Horseshoes | Rock climbing | Weight machines |
RECOMMENDED/ ALLOWED |
ALLOWED WITH EXPERIENCE |
NOT RECOMMENDED |
NO CONCLUSION |
Stationary cycling | Road cycling | High-impact aerobics | Inline skating |
Low-impact aerobics | Speed walking | Jogging | Downhill skiing |
Swimming | Hiking | Racquet sports | Weight lifting |
Walking | Doubles Tennis | Singles Tennis | |
Golf | Canoeing | Contact sports (hockey, soccer) | |
Bowling | Cross-country skiing | Basketball | |
Horseback riding | Stationary skiing | Volleyball | |
Ballroom Dancing | Rowing | Rock climbing | |
Shuffleboard | Weight machines | High-impact aerobics | |
Horseshoes | Ice skating |
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