A Comparative Study to Determine Functional and Clinical Outcome Differences Between Patients Receiving Outpatient Direct Physical Therapy Versus Home Physical Therapy Followed by Outpatient Physical Therapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Warren, Meghan; Kozik, Jennifer; R Cook, Jon; Préfontaine, Paul; J. Ganley, Kathleen

doi:10.1097/nor.0000000000000295

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A Comparative Study to Determine Functional and Clinical Outcome Differences Between Patients Receiving Outpatient Direct Physical Therapy Versus Home Physical Therapy Followed by Outpatient Physical Therapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Published in Orthopaedic Nursing • Nov 1, 2016

Authors:

Meghan Warren

Jennifer Kozik

Jon R Cook

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Rehabilitation outcomes for patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) after hospital discharge are not well understood. PURPOSE: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to describe outpatient physical therapy (PT) after TKA and compare short-term (2 months) functional and cl...

Subject

Medicine

Rehabilitation

Osteoarthritis

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