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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2019

Rehabilitation protocols following total knee arthroplasty: a review of study designs and outcome measures.

Iciar M Dávila Castrodad, Thea M Recai, Megha M Abraham, Jennifer I Etcheson, Nequesha S Mohamed, Armin Edalatpour, Ronald E Delanois

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 75 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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75citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
16.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04686071 nacompletednot on this map

The Efficiency of the PNF Method in Assessing Functional Performance in Early Stage Patients Following Knee Arthroplasty

TypeinterventionalSponsorJagiellonian UniversityRan2015 to 2017Enrolled96ConditionsKnee ArthroplastyArmsPNF method, Standard rehabilitation
NCT06134999 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Study of Patients With Knee Prostheses Treated With Noninvasive Neuromodulation. PRONES Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaRan2023 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsKnee ProsthesisArmsNon-invasive Neuromodulation, Placebo Non-invasive Neuromodulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Continued stepped care model improves early-stage self-report quality of life and knee function after total knee arthroplasty.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2024
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  16. Comparing kinematic and kinetic demands on the knee joint during selected physiotherapy exercises and activities of daily living.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2026
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15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iciar M Dávila CastrodadRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Thea M RecaiRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Megha M AbrahamRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jennifer I EtchesonRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nequesha S MohamedRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Armin EdalatpourRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ronald E DelanoisRubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sinai Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is among the most common elective procedures performed worldwide. Recent efforts have been made to significantly improve patient outcomes, specifically with postoperative rehabilitation. Despite the many rehabilitation modalities available, the optimal rehabilitation strategy has yet to be determined. Therefore, this systematic review focuses on evaluating existing postoperative rehabilitation protocols. Specifically, this review analyses the study designs, rehabilitation methods, and outcome measures of postoperative rehabilitation protocols for TKA recipients in the past five years. The PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were queried for studies evaluating rehabilitation protocols following primary TKA. Of the 11,013 studies identified within the last five years, 70 met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After assessing for relevance and removing duplicates, a final count of 20 studies remained for analysis. Level-of-evidence was determined by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) classification system. Our findings demonstrated that continuous passive motion and inpatient rehabilitation may not provide additional benefit to the patient or healthcare system. However, early rehabilitation, telerehabilitation, outpatient therapy, high intensity, and high velocity exercise may be successful forms of rehabilitation. Additionally, weight-bearing biofeedback, neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and balance control appear to be beneficial adjuncts to conventional rehabilitation. Postoperative rehabilitation following TKA facilitates patient recovery and improves quality of life. This systematic review analyzed the existing rehabilitation protocols from the past five years. Some studies did not accurately describe the conventional rehabilitation protocols, the duration of therapy sessions, and the timing of these sessions. As such, future studies should explicitly describe their methodology. This will allow high-quality assessments and the conception of standardized protocols.

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physical therapyphysiotherapypostoperative rehabilitationTotal knee arthroplasty (TKA)

Identifiers

PMID31728379
PMCPMC6829007
OpenAlexW2969630751

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