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AAOS2019: Comparing immediate versus delayed postoperative physical therapy following TKA

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March 2019

AAOS2019: Comparing immediate versus delayed postoperative physical therapy following TKA

Vol: 8| Issue: 3| Number:30| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Delaying Physical Therapy Prolongs Total Knee Arthroplasty Recovery

Contributing Authors:
AF Duque AC Ong P Boyle AP Mora ZD Post DY Ponzio F Orozco

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110 patients scheduled for a primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to receive an immediate or delayed physiotherapy protocol following surgery. Outcomes of interest included the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), VR-12 scores, visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, range of motion, number of therapy visits, the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and rate of ma...

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