The efficacy and cost-effectiveness analysis of telerehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic ACL-reconstruction: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of telerehabilitation (TELE) compared to face-to-face rehabilitation (FTF) in patients following arthroscopic ACL reconstruction. Given the increasing demand for accessible rehabilitation methods, this trial investigates the feasibility of implementing TELE in a middle-income country like China.

Methods

A prospective, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted with 68 participants randomly assigned to either TELE or FTF rehabilitation. Participants were followed for 12 weeks, with assessments at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after surgery. Primary outcomes included knee function (measured using the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form, IKDC). Secondary out

SUBMITTER: Yuan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12729216 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature