SynthesisPloS one2018
The therapeutic validity and effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A systematic review.
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Comparative Effects of Weight Bearing and Non-weight Bearing Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Total Hip Replacement
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Therapeutic validity and effectiveness of exercise interventions after lower limb-salvage surgery for sarcoma: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Utilisation of outpatient physiotherapy in patients following total knee arthroplasty - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of Exercise Interventions and Outcomes After Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions following total hip replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Rheumatology international · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of exercise for improving functional outcomes for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- The effect of dual-task training in older adults with total hip arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Effects of Incontro, Alleanza, Responsabilita, Autonomia Intervention Model Combined with Orem Self-Care Model and the Use of Smart Wearable Devices on Perceived Stress and Self-Efficacy in Patients after Total Hip Arthroplasty.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Trial
- Sports Therapy Interventions Following Total Hip Replacement.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2019Trial
- Differences in health outcomes of orthopedic rehabilitation after hip or knee replacement: a prospective pilot study benchmarking 23 rehabilitation facilities using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2026Article
- Effects of different training characteristics in combined resistance and cognitive training on motor and cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Review
- A Snapshot of Hip and Knee Replacement Rehabilitation Care Across Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey Using an Online Clinician Quality Indicator Questionnaire.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Real-Time Feedback Exercise Therapy in Patients Following Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation after total or hemi elbow arthroplasty: a systematic review.Orthopedic reviews · 2024Article
- Effects of exercise therapy on the balance and gait after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2023Review
- 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
- Unsupervised Home Exercises Versus Formal Physical Therapy After Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2022Review
- Recovery and the use of postoperative physical therapy after total hip or knee replacement.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Observational
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- Mobile Robot-Based Gait Training after Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) Improves Walking in Biomechanical Gait Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Rationale and design of the PaTIO study: PhysiotherApeutic Treat-to-target Intervention after Orthopaedic surgery.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the therapeutic validity and effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise interventions following total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis. DATA SOURCES: The databases Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and AMED were searched from inception up to February 2017. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Articles reporting results of randomized controlled trials in which physiotherapeutic exercise was compared with usual care or with a different type of physiotherapeutic exercise were included, with the applied interventions starting within six months after THA. Only articles written in English, German or Dutch were included. STUDY APPRAISAL: Therapeutic validity (using the CONTENT scale) and risk of bias (using both the PEDro scale and the Cochrane Collaboration's tool) were assessed by two researchers independently. Characteristics of the physiotherapeutic exercise interventions and results about joint and muscle function, functional performance and self-reported outcomes were extracted.
resultsOf the 1124 unique records retrieved, twenty articles were included. Only one article was considered to be of high therapeutic validity. Description and adequacy of patient selection were the least reported items. The majority of the articles was considered as having potentially high risk of bias, according to both assessment tools. The level of therapeutic validity did not correspond with the risk of bias scores. Because of the wide variety in characteristics of the physiotherapeutic exercise and control interventions, follow-up length and outcome measures, limited evidence was found on the effectiveness of physiotherapeutic exercise following THA.
conclusionThe insufficient therapeutic validity and potentially high risk of bias in studies involving physiotherapeutic exercise interventions limit the ability to assess the effectiveness of these interventions following THA. Researchers are advised to take both quality scores into account when developing and reporting studies involving physiotherapeutic exercise. Uniformity in intervention characteristics and outcome measures is necessary to enhance the comparability of clinical outcomes between trials.
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