ReviewJournal of experimental orthopaedics2020
Home-based management of knee osteoarthritis during COVID-19 pandemic: literature review and evidence-based recommendations.
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- Efficacy of virtual reality exercise in knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of home-based exercise interventions on pain, physical function and quality of life in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Virtual reality rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Application of Deep Learning-Based Markerless Pose Estimation in a 3D Exergame System for Knee Osteoarthritis Exercise Management: Development and Preliminary Evaluation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Use of extended reality, virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in clinical practice, education and research in knee arthroplasty: A scoping review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Comparative outcome analyses of stromal vascular fractionWorld journal of experimental medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of Injections of Monocytes, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and Hyaluronic Acid in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis: An Observational Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- An Interactive Vision-Based 3D Augmented Reality System for In-Home Physical Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Inquiry to Inform System Development.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- A Review of Current Approaches to Pain Management in Knee Osteoarthritis with a Focus on Italian Clinical Landscape.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Self-management of osteoarthritis while waiting for total knee arthroplasty during the COVID-19 pandemic among older Malaysians.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Treatment with CR500® improves algofunctional scores in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a post-market confirmatory interventional, single arm clinical investigation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Challenges with patient management of osteoarthritis during the COVID-19 pandemic: review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Changes to consultations and diagnosis of osteoarthritis in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2023Article
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- Home-Based Physical Activity as a Healthy Aging Booster before and during COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Knee Flexion Angle Measurement Using Virtual Assessment Tools: Correct Procedure and Potential Pitfalls.Arthroplasty today · 2022Article
- A tale of osteoarthritis among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A repeated cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Self-management of patients with chronic diseases during COVID19: a narrative review.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Review
- Management of Outpatient Elective Surgery for Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- Insight into the changing patterns in clinical and academic activities of the orthopedic residents during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo provide evidence-based recommendations for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA), who had their knee surgery postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
methodsPubMed/Medline, Scopus and Cochrane Central databases were systematically reviewed for studies reporting outcomes of home-based treatments for knee OA. Due to between-study differences in treatment strategy and reporting methods the results were not pooled and findings of the current review were presented in a narrative manner.
resultsThe comprehensive literature search yielded 33 eligible studies that were included in this review. Management is performed at home and consists of exercise, proper nutrition, physical therapy and use of corrective and assistive orthotics. Virtual education on self-management strategies should be part of coping with knee OA. Initiating an exercise programme involving gymnastics, stretching, home cycling and muscle strengthening is highly recommended. Obese patients are encouraged to set weight loss goals and adopt a healthy diet. Potential benefits but weak evidence has been shown for the use of knee braces, sleeves, foot orthotics or cushioned footwear. Walking aids may be prescribed, when considered necessary, along with the provision of instructions for their use.
conclusionWhen bridging the time to rescheduled surgery, it is essential to use appropriate home-based tools for the management of knee OA if pain is to be reduced and need for analgesics or opioid use is to be diminished while maintaining or even improving the functioning and avoiding further limitation of range of motion and subsequent muscular atrophies. Finally, none of these treatments may completely substitute for the life-changing effect of a total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe knee OA. Hence, the subsequent goal is to gradually and safely reinstate elective surgery.
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