Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prehabilitation programs for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have been gaining popularity in recent years. However, the current literature has produced varying results.

Objective

To evaluate whether prehabilitation is associated with improved preoperative and postoperative outcomes compared with usual care for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery.

Data sources

Bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL [Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature], AMED [Allied and Complementary Medicine], Embase, PEDRO [Physiotherapy Evidence Database], and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched for published trials, and the Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science, System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe, a

SUBMITTER: Punnoose A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102876 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature