In-home telerehabilitation compared with faceto-face rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: A noninferiority randomized controlled trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume

Volumn 97, Issue 14, 2015, Pages 1129-1141

  Moffet, Hélène ^a   Tousignant, Michel ^b   Nadeau, Sylvie ^c   Mérette, Chantal ^d   Boissy, Patrick ^b   Corriveau, Hélène ^b   Marquis, Francxois ^e   Cabana, Francxois ^b   Ranger, Pierre ^f   Belzile, Étienne L ^e   Dimentberg, Ronald ^g  

^a CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^e LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Hôpital Jean Talon   (Canada)

^g ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME REHABILITATION; HOME VISIT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KNEE INJURY AND OSTEOARTHRITIS OUTCOME SCORE; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECREATION; RIGIDITY; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SPORT; STAIRCASE TEST; TELEREHABILITATION; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84942423895     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.N.01066     Document Type: Article

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