Predictors of Facility Discharge, Range of Motion, and Patient-Reported Physical Function Improvement After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients are discharged to home or inpatient settings after primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Few studies have compared patient outcomes following these 2 rehabilitation models for TKA patients. We identified predictors of inpatient discharge, 3-month postoperative range of motion (ROM), and 3-month postoperative patient-reported physical function improvement (Veterans RAND 12-Item Physical Component Score [PCS]) between these discharge settings.

Methods

We studied prospectively collected cohort data for 738 TKAs between April 2011 and April 2013 at a high-volume tertiary academic medical center in a rural setting. All patients followed a standardized care pathway that involved prospective data collection as part of routine clinical care. Adjusting

SUBMITTER: Rissman CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4691374 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature