The Cut-off Value of Physical Activity for Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Takuya Okamoto; Tatsunori Ikemoto; Hirofumi Miyagawa; Tomohiro Ishida; Machiko Akao; Takuya Takata; Kyosuke Kobayakawa; Yuki Yamanashi; Masayuki Inoue; Yuichiro Nakaso; Takahiro Ushida; Masataka Deie

doi:10.3390/healthcare9081063

The Cut-off Value of Physical Activity for Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Aug 19;9(8):1063. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9081063.

Authors

Takuya Okamoto^{1

2

3}, Tatsunori Ikemoto³, Hirofumi Miyagawa¹, Tomohiro Ishida², Machiko Akao³, Takuya Takata³, Kyosuke Kobayakawa³, Yuki Yamanashi³, Masayuki Inoue^{1

4}, Yuichiro Nakaso^{1

4}, Takahiro Ushida^{1

4}, Masataka Deie³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Physical Fitness, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1131, Japan.
² Department of Rehabilitation, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute 480-1131, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1131, Japan.
⁴ Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1131, Japan.

Abstract

Background: We aimed to determine a cut-off value for physical activity (PA), measured using an accelerometer, between patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who decided to undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and those who continued conservative treatment.

Methods: Forty-two participants were assigned to either a TKA group or a non-TKA group (21 per group). They were instructed to wear an accelerometer throughout the day. Average daily steps (steps/day), average daily time of light PA (LPA) (min/day), and average daily time of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (min/day) were measured for seven days. Variables between the two groups were compared using univariate analyses, and then a stepwise logistic regression was conducted to determine which variables best correlated with undergoing TKA. The PA cut-offs were analysed using the receiver operating characteristic curve.

Results: Pain severity (p = 0.002), KL grade (p = 0.001), and MVPA (p = 0.012) differed significantly between the groups. The most useful cut-off value was 5.84 (min/day) for MVPA (AUC = 0.773), although only pain severity and KL grade were found to be significant contributors to undergoing TKA.

Conclusions: Our results revealed there was a significant decrease in PA levels (MVPA cut-off, 5-6 min/day) in the TKA group compared with the non-TKA group.

Keywords: knee osteoarthritis; moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; physical activity; total knee arthroplasty.