Addition of CPM to Standard Manual Therapy Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes 2 Years After TKA

How to Cite

OrthoEvidence. Addition of CPM to Standard Manual Therapy Does Not Improve Clinical Outcomes 2 Years After TKA. ACE Report. 2020;9(12):28. Available from: https://myorthoevidene.com/AceReport/Report/12631

Study Type:Therapy

OE Level Evidence:1

Journal Level of Evidence:1

Impact of continuous passive motion on rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty.

Physiother Res Int. 2020 Oct;25(4):e1869

Contributing Authors: N Wirries M Ezechieli K Stimpel M Skutek

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Synopsis

Forty patients who underwent a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for end-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive continuous passive motion (CPM) combined with manual standard therapy (n=20) or manual standard therapy alone (n=20) after TKA surgery. The outcomes of interest included the following: passive range of movement (PROM), the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoart...