ARTHROPLASTY
Short-term benefits of physiotherapy exercise after knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis
BMJ. 2007 Oct 20;335(7624):812. Epub 2007 Sep 20This systematic review and meta-analysis identified 6 trials (1 excluded from meta-analysis; 554 participants in the 5 trials) that looked at physiotherapy-administered exercise programs for rehabilitation as an intervention after elective primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with osteoarthritis. Results from the meta-analysis showed that functional exercises prescribed by physiotherapy postoperatively have short-term benefits, but did not persist at the a 1-year follow-up. Effect sizes were small to moderate.
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