Comparison of postdischarge physiotherapy versus usual care following primary total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: An exploratory pilot randomized clinical trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 629-641

  Lowe, Catherine J Minns ^a,b   Barker, Karen L ^a,c   Holder, Roger ^b   Sackley, Catherine M ^b  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arthroplasty; domiciliary; exercise; feasibility; osteoarthritis of the knee; Physiotherapy; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84862283086     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511427749     Document Type: Article

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