Accelerated Rehabilitation After Minimally Invasive Knee Arthroplasty

    Authors

    W. J. Hanney; M. J. Kolber; P. Pabian; C. E. Rothschild; A. N. Garcia;K. M. Stone

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Top. Geriatr. Rehabil.

    Keywords

    accelerated rehabilitation; arthroplasty; knee; minimally invasive; osteoarthritis; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN; SUBVASTUS APPROACH; REPLACEMENT; INCISION; FEAR; OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP; Gerontology; Rehabilitation

    Abstract

    Knee arthroplasty (KA) is a well know surgical option for individuals with advanced joint pathology. Few areas in orthopedics have advanced so dramatically over the past few decades as KA, with minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches affording patients decreased postoperative pain and surgical trauma as well as faster recovery times and earlier hospital discharge. Given advances in surgical technology favoring MIS and early recovery, it is not unreasonable to question whether traditional rehabilitation programs are providing the necessary prescription intensity for maximizing outcomes. This article discusses MIS KA and presents an accelerated rehabilitation protocol designed to compliment MIS approaches for KA.

    Journal Title

    Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

    Volume

    29

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    35

    Last Page

    45

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000313618700006

    ISSN

    0882-7524

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