Rehabilitation for revision total knee replacement: survey of current service provision and systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Revision total knee replacement (TKR) is a major operation with a long recovery period and many patients report suboptimal outcomes. Rehabilitation has the potential to improve outcomes. The aim of this study was to understand current provision of rehabilitation for revision TKR in England and evaluate the existing evidence.

Methods

Phase 1: An online national survey of education and rehabilitation provision for patients receiving revision TKR was completed by physiotherapy staff at 22 hospitals across England that were high volume for revision TKR (response rate of 34%). Phase 2: Systematic review to identify studies evaluating rehabilitation programmes for revision joint replacement. Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Cochrane data

SUBMITTER: Omar I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894733 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature