Efficacy and safety of continuous passive motion and physical therapy in recovery from knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Continuous passive motion (CPM) is commonly used as a postoperative rehabilitation treatment, along with physical therapy, for postoperative knee rehabilitation. However, the comparison between the two in terms of efficacy in postoperative knee replacement recovery is unclear.

Purpose

To compare efficacy and safety of combined CPM versus physical therapy alone in postoperative rehabilitation after knee arthroplasty.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were used to retrieve and access clinical studies on the efficacy of CPM compared with physical therapy. Review Manager software was used for study publication bias assessment and data analysis based on inclusion criteria.

Results

A total of 6 articles covering 557 patients were include

SUBMITTER: Jia Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10787984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature