Trial reportInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2023
Telemedicine approach for patient follow-up after total knee and reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a pilot study.
Trial report in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07058623 (A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nurse-Led Telehealth Versus In-Person Consultations in Detecting Complications and Improving Recovery After Total Knee Replacement), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nurse-Led Telehealth Versus In-Person Consultations in Detecting Complications and Improving Recovery After Total Knee Replacement
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of telerehabilitation for total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials combined with a bibliometric study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Literacy and Patient Satisfaction in Telemedicine Follow-Up With In-Person App Instruction Versus Outpatient Department Follow-Up After Upper-Extremity Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Telemedicine for rotator cuff syndrome: Asynchronous exercise and remote follow-up in a randomized controlled study.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Remote usage of digital patient-reported outcome measures for shoulder and elbow pathologies: a systematic review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Virtual orthopaedic clinic follow-up for upper limb arthroplasty in a tertiary referral centre.Shoulder & elbow · 2025Article
- [Research progress in application of intelligent remote follow-up mode in hip and knee arthroplasty].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Review
- Bibliometric Analysis of Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Research Evolution.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Article
- Missed Short-term Follow-up After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Surgery: Analysis of Surgical and Demographic Factors.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2024Article
- Remote visual estimation of shoulder range of motion has generally high interobserver reliability but limited accuracy.JSES international · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Missed Short-term Follow-up After Primary Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe study aimed to demonstrate the reduction in postoperative follow-up visit time for patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) by implementing a novel asynchronous telemedicine system compared to face-to-face visits. The range of motion interobserver agreement and patient satisfaction were evaluated in the telemedicine group.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted with a total of 28 patients with a mean age of 71 years (range 13.3). Patients were distributed into two study groups, TKA (n = 14) and RTSA (n = 14), and each group was randomly allocated into a face-to-face or virtual follow-up visit group. For the virtual group, software was designed including patient-specific model items (X-ray, range of motion and functional scores) for each arthroplasty. Functional assessment was conducted using the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score for TKA and American Shoulder and Elbow score (ASES) and Simple Shoulder Test (SST) for RTSA. The range of motion interobserver concordance was conducted in the virtual follow-up groups via an intraclass correlation coefficient. Finally, a satisfaction survey was performed in the virtual follow-up groups. Mann-Whitney U test was used for statistical analysis.
resultsMean time differences between face-to-face and virtual follow-ups were 502.5 s (95% CI 387.8-617.1; p < 0.002) in the RTSA group and 710 s (95% CI 597.91-822; p < 0. 002) in the TKA group. The range of motion interobserver concordance in the virtual group was 0.974 for TKA and 0.804 for RTSA. Finally, virtual follow-up satisfaction using the telematic method was 8.9 out of 10.
conclusionThe results of this study showed that a virtual follow-up using asynchronous telemedicine systems could reduce visit times, allow a correct articular range of motion evaluation and maintain satisfaction perception for patients. Asynchronous telemedicine could be an efficient method to conduct postoperative follow-up after knee and shoulder arthroplasty.
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