Randomized trial: Targeting rehabilitation to improve outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients at risk of poor outcomes

Targeting rehabilitation to improve outcomes after total knee arthroplasty in patients at risk of poor outcomes: randomised controlled trial – The BMJ

Commentary: Self-Directed Physical Therapy Effective After Total Knee Arthroplasty – NEJM Journal Watch

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Outpatient therapist led rehabilitation was not superior to a single physiotherapist review and home exercise based regimen in patients at risk of poor outcomes after total knee arthroplasty, finds new research by @df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/DOTv1q8VJ6

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 13, 2020

This study suggests that targeting postoperative physiotherapy to those most in need is a feasible delivery method, but that the actual content of the rehabilitation seems to have minimal influence on patient outcomes@df_hamiltonhttps://t.co/JISOQE4pMr

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 17, 2020