A randomized controlled trial of home telerehabilitation for post-knee arthroplasty

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 195-198

  Tousignant, Michel ^a   Moffet, Hélène ^b   Boissy, Patrick ^a   Corriveau, Hélène ^c   Cabana, François ^a   Marquis, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 79957802800     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.100602     Document Type: Article

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