To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Pre-operative physiotherapy ineffective in improving patient outcomes following TKA

Download
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
January 2016

Pre-operative physiotherapy ineffective in improving patient outcomes following TKA

Vol: 5| Issue: 1| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Systematic review
OE Level Evidence:3
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Does Pre-Operative Physiotherapy Improve Outcomes in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty? - A Systematic Review

J Arthroplasty. 2015 Sep;30(9):1657-63

Contributing Authors:
IH Kwok B Paton FS Haddad

Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here

Synopsis

Eleven randomized controlled trials analyzing the effect of pre-operative physiotherapy on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine whether pre-operative physiotherapy (prehabilitation) improves patient outcomes following TKA. The results of this systematic review indicated that pre-operative p...

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.