Title

Accelerated Rehabilitation After Minimally Invasive Knee Arthroplasty

Keywords

accelerated rehabilitation; arthroplasty; knee; minimally invasive; osteoarthritis

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. Copyright © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Publication Title

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volume

29

Issue

1

Number of Pages

35-45

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1097/TGR.0b013e318274f9ec

Socpus ID

84872917571 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84872917571

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