Prognostic factors for inpatient functional recovery following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Background and purpose - Essential for safe and timely hospital discharge, inpatient functional recovery following lower limb arthroplasty is also variable. A previous systematic review reported moderate and conflicting levels of evidence regarding patient-related predictors of inpatient recovery for primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). A systematic review of surgical prognostic factors for inpatient recovery following THA or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is yet to be undertaken. We identified patient and surgical prognostic factors for inpatient functional recovery following THA and TKA; determined whether inpatient functional recovery varies between these procedures; and established whether validated outcome measures relevant to the patient's functional requirements for hospital dischar

SUBMITTER: Hewlett-Smith N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8023898 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature