Partial versus early full weight bearing after uncemented total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis

Table 1 Cohort characteristics

Studies	Design	Hips (FWB/PWB)	Mean age (FWB/PWB)	Male patients (FWB/PWB)	Body weight (FWB/PWB)	Intervention		Follow-up (year)
Studies	Design	Hips (FWB/PWB)	Mean age (FWB/PWB)	Male patients (FWB/PWB)	Body weight (FWB/PWB)	FWB	PWB	Follow-up (year)
Rao et al. 1998 [11]	CS	28/28	52/55	12/12	74/75	PO 1 day	10% BW*6 weeks	2
Kishida et al. 2001 [10]	RCT	19/18	52/51	11/12	59/58	PO 1 day	FWB*3–6 weeks	5
Woolson and Adler 2002 [21]	CS	25/25	65/54	14/16	80/86	PO immediately	<50 lb*4 weeks	5
Chan et al. 2003 [15]	CS	29/29	50/51	17/17	61/58	PO immediately	Protected WB*6 weeks	2
Bodén and Adolphson 2004 [16]	RCT	10/10	54/55	NS	NS	PO	10% BW	2
Unver et al. 2004 [19]	RCT	24/27	50/49	NS	70/67	PO 2 days	PWB*6–8 weeks	1
Thien et al. 2007 [20]	RCT	19/19	53/54	NS	82/76	PO 1 day	<30 kg*6 weeks	1
Ström et al. 2007 [18]	RCT	21/21	55/56	12/10	80/79	PO immediately	15 kg*3 months	2
Markmiller et al. 2011 [17]	RCT	50/50	61/61	19/22	80/76	PO immediately	15 kg*6 weeks	2

FWB full weight bearing, PWB partial weight bearing, CS cohort study, RCT randomized controlled trial, NS not state, PO post-operative, BW body weight

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