The efficacy and safety of telerehabilitation for patients following total knee arthroplasty: a overviews of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies evaluating the effectiveness and safety of telerehabilitation in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have increased. However, the study quality and results differ, systematic reviews are limited. We aimed to synthesise systematic reviews and meta-analyses to assess the effects of telerehabilitation in patients post-TKA.

Materials and methods

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses regarding the effectiveness and safety of TKA telerehabilitation were retrieved from eight databases from establishment to 18 December 2022. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2), Risk of Bias in Systematic Reviews (ROBIS) and GRADE system were used to evaluate resul

SUBMITTER: Pang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560426 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature