Clinical Considerations for Return to Driving a Car following a Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

Table 5

Factors influencing return to driving following a total knee arthroplasty.

Study	Measure	Gender	Age	Readiness	Pain	AD	Function	Laterality	Other
Dalury et al. [14]	1. Gas-off time	No	No	—	—	—	—	—	—
	2. Transition time	No	No	—	—	—	—	—	—
	3. Reaction time	No	No	—	—	—	—	—	—
Davis et al. [15]	1. Brake response time	Yes	No	—	—	—	—	No	—
Ellanti et al. [16]	1. Self-reported	No	No	—	Yes	—	—	Yes	Driving status—yes^
Hernandez et al. [19]	1. Brake response time	No	No	Yes	Yes^	No	—	—	BMI—no
Huang et al. [20]	1. Total braking time	—	—	—	—	—	Yes	—	Driving speed—yes
Jordan et al. [22]	1. Brake response time	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yes	—
	2. Brake force	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yes	—
Liebensteiner et al. [23]	1. Brake response time	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yes	—
Muh et al. [27]	1. Self-reported accidents	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	—	—	—
Pierson et al. [28]	1. Brake response time	Yes	—	—	—	—	—	No	—
Rondon et al. [9]	1. Self-reported	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes^	Yes	Yes	Inpatient PT, anemia^, and manual—yes; BMI—no
Spalding et al. [31]	1. Total reaction time	—	—	—	—	—	—	Yes	—

AD: assistive device; BMI: body mass index; —, not reported; self-reported readiness to drive; ^preoperative status.