Total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation protocols Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be divided into three groups.
1. The control group will follow only the conventional physiotherapeutic protocol
2. The CPM-30 group will follow the same physiotherapeutic protocol co
Sponsors
?KAT" General Hospital of Athens (Greece)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 50?80 years 2. All participants must be ambulatory and must not have undergone any osteotomy or arthroscopy in the joint of interest during the last 12 months 3. Willing to be assigned to any of the three study intervention groups
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal diseases, diabetes, or peripheral vascular disease 2. Patients undergoing treatment with corticosteroids 3. After enrollment, patients will be excluded if they present: 3.1. Postoperative complications, such as problems in incision healing 3.2. Pulmonary embolism
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in postoperative pain and knee range of motion (ROM) according to the CPM application duration. Pain was evaluated by the patient, with the Greek version of the VAS/FPS-R pain scale (self-reported measure) and the range of motion was measured with two identical, long-arm goniometers by two researchers and the average of the two values was recorded (objective measure). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. At 7th postoperative day, the acquired active ROM (knee flexion and extension) 2. Evaluation of postoperative pain (2nd and 7th postoperative days) Baseline data and demographic characteristics were measured the day before surgery. Pain was measured twice (the 2nd and 7th postoperative day). The active range of the flexion motion and the extension motion were measured on the 7th postoperative day. | — |
Countries
Greece
Outcome results
None listed