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Massage for Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty

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September 2024

Massage for Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 306| Issue: 9| Number:5| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Massage for rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

J Orthop Surg Res . 2024 May 21;19(1):307.

Contributing Authors:
R Chen Y Jin Z Jin Y Gong L Chen H Su X Liu

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Synopsis

This systematic review and meta-analysis included 11 randomized controlled trials with a total of 940 patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The studies compared the effects of massage therapy combined with standard rehabilitation against standard rehabilitation alone. Pooled outcomes included postoperative pain, knee ROM, D-dimer levels, and length of hospital stay. Results ind...

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