Internet-based outpatient telerehabilitation for patients following total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-120

  Russell, Trevor G ^a   Buttrum, Peter ^b   Wootton, Richard ^c   Jull, Gwendolen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QEII Jubilee Hospital   (Australia)

^c Scottish Centre for Telehealth   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNEE FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL SCALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEREHABILITATION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

EID: 79251496448     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01375     Document Type: Article

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