Return to Sports and Physical Activity After Total and Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People today are living longer and want to remain active. While obesity is becoming an epidemic, the number of patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) is expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades. Patients with OA of the knee are progressively being restricted in their activities. Since a knee arthroplasty (KA) is a well accepted, cost-effective intervention to relieve pain, restore function and improve health-related quality of life, indications are expanding to younger and more active patients. However, evidence concerning return to sports (RTS) and physical activity (PA) after KA is sparse.

Objectives

Our aim was to systematically summarise the available literature concerning the extent to which patients can RTS and be physically active after tot

SUBMITTER: Witjes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4728176 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature