
Physical Therapy & Rehab
One-to-one therapy not superior to group-based or home exercise programs following TKA
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J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 No 6;95(21):1942-9
Two hundred and forty-nine patients undergoing unilateral or simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were included in this study to determine whether one-to-one therapy was superior to group-based therapy or monitored home exercise programs for rehabilitation following TKA. One year postoperatively, the results from this study indicated that one-to-one therapy was not significantly superior to group- or home-based exercise programs with respect to all clinical and functional outcomes (i.e. Oxford Knee Score, WOMAC, SF-12, pain, ability to walk and climb stairs, and patient satisfaction).
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