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AAHKS 2023: IV Hydrocortisone for Improving Physical Therapy Milestones After TKA

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November 2023

AAHKS 2023: IV Hydrocortisone for Improving Physical Therapy Milestones After TKA

Vol: 305| Issue: 2| Number:13| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effect of IV Hydrocortisone on Physical Therapy Milestones and Pain after TKA: A Randomized Trial

Contributing Authors:
M Kirksey AA Nocon KW Tam PK Sculco TP Sculco KM Jules-Elysee

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65 patients scheduled for a total knee arthroplasty were randomized to receive intravenous hydrocortisone (n=35) or placebo (n=30). The outcomes of interest included physical therapy milestones and pain scores measured with a Numeric Likert scale and the painDETECT scale. The results showed significantly higher rates of achievement on the sit-stand physical therapy milestone in the hydrocortisone ...

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