Before start of complaints
AIDS
Twenty-two (92%) patients in the BTS group lived independently at home. Two patients (8%) lived in assisted living facilities. In the SP group, 44 (90%) patients lived independently at home, three (6%) were in assisted living, and two (4%) patients had previously lived in a nursing home. No significant differences could be found between both groups. The dependence on orthopaedic aids in the time before the onset of complaints compared to the time of discharge is presented later in the text.