Factors Associated With Higher Utilization of Outpatient Physical Therapy for Patients Who Have Undergone Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has identified predictive factors for inpatient complications and short-term recovery following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). Predictors that may influence length of care in outpatient physical therapy (PT) have yet to be examined. Doing so may improve the quality and efficiency of PT care following TKA and THA.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with a higher utilization of outpatient PT visits for patients who have had primary THA or TKA.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed using a population of 5147 patients who underwent THA and TKA between January 2017 and October 2022. Demographic and clinical factors were analyzed to determine which factors influenced PT utilizat

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863595 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature