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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021

Reporting of post-operative rehabilitation interventions for Total knee arthroplasty: a scoping review.

Nora Bakaa, Lu Hsi Chen, Lisa Carlesso, Julie Richardson, Luciana Macedo

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Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nora BakaaSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 403, 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada. bakaanh@mcmaster.ca.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4560-5877
Lu Hsi ChenSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 403, 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada.
Lisa CarlessoSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 403, 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada.
Julie RichardsonSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 403, 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada.
Luciana MacedoSchool of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Room 403, 1400 Main St. W., Hamilton, ON, L8S 1C7, Canada.
McMaster University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the completeness of reporting of exercise adherence and exercise interventions delivered as part of clinical trials of post-operative total knee replacement (TKA) rehabilitation.

designScoping review LITERATURE SEARCH: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, AMED, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and Cochrane Library. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: All randomized controlled trials (RCT) that examined post-operative exercise-based interventions for total knee arthroplasty were eligible for inclusion. Studies that were multifactorial or contained exercise interventions for both hip and knee arthroplasty were also included. DATA SYNTHESIS: The definition, type of measurement used and outcome for exercise adherence were collected and analyzed descreptively. Quality of reporting of exercise interventions were assessed using the Consensus for Exercise Reporting Tool (CERT) and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool.

resultsThere were a total of 112 RCTs included in this review. The majority of RCTs (63%, n = 71) did not report exercise adherence. Only 23% (n = 15) of studies provided a definition of adherence. RCTs were of poor quality, with 85% (n = 95) of studies having high or unclear risk of bias. Reporting of exercise interventions was poor, with only 4 items (of 19) (21%) of the CERT adequately reported (88-99%), with other items not fulfilled on at least 60% of the RCTs. There were no RCTs that had fulfilled all the criteria for the CERT.

conclusionThe RCTs included in this study poorly reported exercise adherence, as well as description of the post-operative TKA rehabilitation intervention. Future RCTs should use valid and reliable measures of adherence and a proper tool for reporting of exercise interventions (e.g., CERT, TiDER). PRE-REGISTRATION: OSF: https://osf.io/9ku8a/.

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, KneeExerciseExercise TherapyHumansPostoperative CareAdherenceCERTExercise rehabilitationScoping reviewTKATotal knee arthroplasty

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PMID34193139
PMCPMC8247251
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