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Similar short-term function between home-based versus outpatient PT after total knee arthroplasty

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December 2017

Similar short-term function between home-based versus outpatient PT after total knee arthroplasty

Vol: 6| Issue: 12| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Meta-analysis/Systematic Review
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy and safety of home-based exercises versus individualized supervised outpatient physical therapy programs after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Nov;25(11):3340-3353

Contributing Authors:
M Florez-García F García-Pérez R Curbelo I Pérez-Porta B Nishishinya MP Rosario Lozano L Carmona

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Eleven randomized clinical trials were selected for this meta-analysis comparing functional outcome between home-based physical therapy programs and supervised outpatient physical therapy programs. Data on knee range of motion and patient-reported functional measures were pooled at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Results demonstrated no significant differences between groups in any analysis. Sub...

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