TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT AND GOLF

Although definitive characterization of the effects of golf on a total joint replacement remains elusive, this article offers some conclusio ns based on several observations. From these authors' study of active golfers, solicitation of the opinions of orthopedists who specialize i n joint replacements, and from a careful review of the literature rega rding exercise and total joint replacement, it appears possible for pa tients to remain active golfers with no significant increase in either symptoms or rates of revision of implants following total hip, knee, or shoulder replacement.