Perioperative Physiotherapy in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Orthopedics. 2017 Sep 1;40(5):e765-e773. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20170518-03. Epub 2017 May 22.

Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty has a high success rate. In the interest of enhancing patient outcomes, numerous perioperative interventions have been studied, including preoperative education, preoperative rehabilitation, postoperative inpatient rehabilitation, continuous passive motion, postoperative outpatient rehabilitation, unsupervised in-home exercises, telerehabilitation, and various combinations of these. This comprehensive review analyzes the existing body of evidence on these perioperative interventions and examines some burgeoning opportunities in rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty in the interest of improving patient outcomes and ensuring sustainable health care utilization for the future of total knee arthroplasty. [Orthopedics. 2017; 40(5):e765-e773.].

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / rehabilitation*
  • Exercise Therapy
  • Humans
  • Inpatients
  • Male
  • Outpatients
  • Physical Therapy Modalities*
  • Preoperative Care
  • Range of Motion, Articular