Formal physical therapy may be unnecessary following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty .
Formal Physical Therapy May Not Be Necessary After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial
J Arthroplasty. 2018 Jul;33(7S):S93-S99.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2018.02.04952 patients scheduled for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were randomized to postoperative rehabilitation through either a formal outpatient physical therapy program or unsupervised, web-based exercise therapy at home. Intervention in both groups lasted 6 weeks. After 6 weeks, no significant differences between groups were observed for improvement in either knee range of motion or patient-reported functional scores.
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