The Hip Functional Retrieval after Elective Surgery May Be Enhanced by Supplemented Essential Amino Acids

Table 5

Changes over time of clinical-functional test Harris hip score (HHS) in both placebo and EAA groups.

	Placebo		EAAs		level
	Admission	Discharge	Admission	Discharge ()
Harris hip score	39.78 ± 4.89	70 ± 7.1	41.8 ± 1.15	76.37 ± 6.6	0.006
HHS items
Pain	18.7 ± 3.4	32.4 ± 6.2	20 ± 0	39.2 ± 5.59	0.01
Support	1.73 ± 0.69	2.7 ± 0.45	1.93 ± 0.37	2.73 ± 0.45	0.7
Limp	4.83 ± 0.91	8.5 ± 1.38	5 ± 0	8.72 ± 1.53	0.5
Distance	1.93 ± 0.36	8 ± 0	2.1 ± 0.55	8 ± 0	0.8
Sitting	3.13 ± 0.5	4.33 ± 0.96	3 ± 0	4.03 ± 1.01	0.7
Public transportation	0	0.56 ± 0.5	0	0.58 ± 0.509	0.9
Stairs	0	2 ± 0	0	2 ± 0	—
Shoe/socks	1.86 ± 0.50	3.06 ± 1.01	2 ± 0	2.69 ± 0.97	0.3
Deformity	4 ± 0	4 ± 0	4 ± 0	4 ± 0	—
ROM	3.51 ± 0.35	4.43 ± 0.33	3.58 ± 0.387	4.44 ± 0.25	0.9

Statistical analysis: Kruskal-Wallis test.
Level of significance set at .