Effect of Immediate Postoperative Physical Therapy on Length of Stay for Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 851-856

  Chen, Antonia F ^a   Stewart, Melissa K ^b   Heyl, Alma E ^a   Klatt, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Day of surgery; Length of stay; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Total joint arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OPERATION DURATION; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REHABILITATION CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861187204     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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