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Enhanced Recovery Protocol After Total Knee Arthroplasty

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December 2021

Enhanced Recovery Protocol After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 154| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols in total knee arthroplasty via midvastus approach: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskelet Disord . 2021 Oct 8;22(1):856.

Contributing Authors:
B Wei C Tang X Li R Lin L Han S Zheng Y Xu Q Yao L Wang

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Sixty nine patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty via the midvastus approach were randomized to undergo the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol (n=35) or the standard postoperative protocol (n=34). The primary outcomes of interest were postoperative rehabilitation milestones, functional outcomes and pain scores. The ERAS group had a shorter hospitalization stay, faster time to wal...

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