Kneeling advice and education improved patient kneeling ability at 1 year after PKR .
After Partial Knee Replacement, Patients Can Kneel, But They Need to Be Taught to Do So: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Phys Ther. 2008 Sep;88(9):1012-21. Epub 2008 Jul 17.60 adults with medial compartment osteoarthritis, 6 weeks after undergoing partial knee replacement (PKR), were randomized to receive either kneeling advice and education or routine care, where no specific kneeling advice was provided. Results from the study indicated that physical therapy kneeling advice and education significantly improved patient-reported kneeling ability 1 year after surgery.
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