Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery

Description

The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.

Conditions

Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis, Shoulder Osteoarthritis

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Study overview

The GOLF study is a multicenter, prospective study with the goal to investigate golfers' return to the sport following hip, knee or shoulder arthroplasty. The prevalence of return to golf, by level of returning to golf will be assessed at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. Patients who are active golfers undergoing joint replacement will be identified from outpatient clinics and pre-assessment clinics and given information about the study at least two weeks prior to surgery. Participants in this study must have a desire to return to golf after surgery. Previous studies have only been able to report the return to golf after arthroplasty retrospectively; the prospective nature of this study will allow for a greater understanding of this process.

Golfing After Orthopaedic Surgery: a Longitudinal Follow-up (GOLF) Project

Return to Golf After Orthopaedic Surgery

Condition
Hip Osteoarthritis
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, United States, 10021

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18+ years
  • * A self-reported golfer
  • * Able to consent to treatment
  • * Indicated for one of the following surgical procedures: total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, revision hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, revision knee arthroplasty, total shoulder arthroplasty, reverse shoulder arthroplasty, shoulder resurfacing arthroplasty, revision shoulder arthroplasty
  • * Inability to complete follow-up questionnaires
  • * Declining operative management
  • * No desire to return to golf postoperatively
  • * Medical problem that affects the patient's ability to play golf (e.g., angina, shortness of breath, etc.)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York,

Study Record Dates

2025-12