ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications2019
Preoperative Physical Therapy Results in Shorter Length of Stay and Discharge Disposition Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Study.
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- Prevalence and Characteristics of Prehabilitation Utilization Among Older Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Elective Inpatient Lower Extremity Joint Replacement.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- A comparison of statistical methods for modeling count data with an application to hospital length of stay.BMC medical research methodology · 2022Article
- Pre- and postoperative physiotherapy using a digital application decreases length of stay without reducing patient outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTotal knee arthroplasty is an effective surgical approach used to treat arthritis and knee trauma. Its utilization has grown, as has the accompanying financial impact, resulting in an equal need to advance physical therapy practice. One emerging approach improving patient outcomes and reducing cost is the inclusion of a preoperative physical therapy visit. The aim of this study was to quantify the economic impact of a standardized preoperative physical therapy visit in the healthcare setting.
designThis study is a retrospective review of 1,043 adult patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty.
methodsPatients who underwent total knee arthroplasty were divided into those who received a prehab compared with those who did not.
resultsPreoperative physical therapy resulted in a marked decrease in length of stay, with 37.1% of preoperative physical therapy patients leaving inpatient care on post-operative day 1 compared to 27.0% of the no preoperative physical therapy controls (
conclusionThese data suggest that a single pre-operative physical therapy visit improves key outcomes, both clinically and financially, following total knee arthroplasty.
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