Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2006
Efficiency of immediate postoperative inpatient physical therapy following total knee arthroplasty: an RCT.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02516280 (Effects of Hyperbaric Gaseous Cryotherapy on Knee Flexion Range of Motion in the First Two Days After Total Knee Arthroplasty), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Hyperbaric Gaseous Cryotherapy on Knee Flexion Range of Motion in the First Two Days After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation programmes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effective exercise intervention period for improving body function or activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- Impact of upper-limb aerobic exercise on the prevention of chronic postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC research notes · 2026Trial
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- Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery with multidisciplinary collaboration on nursing outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and therapeutic validity of physiotherapeutic exercise starting within one year following total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Review
- Pre- and postoperative physiotherapy using a digital application decreases length of stay without reducing patient outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Article
- Same-day discharge after early mobilisation and increased frequency of physiotherapy following hip and knee arthroplasty.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Reporting of post-operative rehabilitation interventions for Total knee arthroplasty: a scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Smartphone App with an Accelerometer Enhances Patients' Physical Activity Following Elective Orthopedic Surgery: A Pilot Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Functional Outcomes After Critical Pathway for Inpatient Rehabilitation of Total Knee Arthroplasty.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Recovery of knee range of motion after total knee arthroplasty in the first postoperative weeks: poor recovery can be detected early.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2019Article
- Comparison of the effect of pre- and post-operative physical therapy versus post-operative physical therapy alone on pain and recovery of function after total knee arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- At discharge gait speed and independence of patients provides a challenges for rehabilitation after total joint arthroplasty: an observational study.Archives of physiotherapy · 2016Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe main goal of physical therapy treatment (PT) in the clinical stage following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is to prepare patients for discharge from the hospital as soon as possible after their operation. Although aggressive rehabilitation is believed to be important, evidence of effects of different exercise programmes following TKA is limited. This led to the question whether the intensity of PT (once versus twice daily) following TKA affects short-term recovery, measured as range of motion.
methodsA randomised controlled trial compared an exercise regimen of two sessions per day with a similar programme administered once daily. Primary outcome measure was ROM.
resultsAt the time of hospital discharge, there was no difference between the experimental and control groups in range of motion.
conclusionThis study shows that in our setting twice daily PT sessions do not produce different results as daily PT sessions. It may be questioned whether multiple daily therapy sessions are needed as an in-hospital PT regimen in OA total knee patients.
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