Accelerated rehabilitation following Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: Wve-year results from an independent centre
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Toby O. Smith · Rachel Chester · Malcolm M. Glasgow ·Simon T. Donell
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
The purpose of this study was to analyse the midterm outcomes of an accelerated rehabilitation programme for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty. One hundred and six patients (187 knees) underwent a minimally invasive Phase 3 Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with an accelerated rehabilitation programme and were followed over the Wrst 5 years. The emphasis of the programme was pre-operative patient education, multidisciplinary discharge planning and early rehabilitation. On retrospective analysis, patients reported a signiWcant improvement in functional outcomes and quality of life in respect of Oxford knee score, American knee score and short form-12 outcomes (P < 0.05). These improved clinical outcomes were then maintained during the 5-year period. The results support the use of accelerated rehabilitation to optimise early hospital discharge without jeopardising early and midterm outcomes
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol DOI 10.1007/s00590-011-0797-7 Received: 17 December 2010 / Accepted: 22 March 2011
