Insight Into the Effect of Hospital-Based Prehabilitation on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoarthritis (OA) has become one of the most prevalent joint diseases worldwide, leading to a growing burden of pain and disability as populations age. Although there is consistent evidence to support postoperative rehabilitation and high-intensity prehabilitation for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), the clinical outcomes of hospital-based prehabilitation remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the effect of a hospital-based prehabilitation program on knee score (KS), function score (FS), and length of stay (LOS) among patients with knee OA after TKA.

Methods

A retrospective comparative study was conducted at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University among patients with primary knee OA. Seventy-two postopearative patients who did not undergo the prehabilitation program wer

SUBMITTER: Li R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature