Use of Physiotherapy Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty-Results of the Prospective FInGK Study.

Hannes Jacobs Falk HoffmannDjordje LazovicUwe MausGesine H Seeber

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

We found low use of recommended PT management in patients prior to TKA. This potential underuse was even higher in some vulnerable subgroups, indicating inequalities. Prescribers as well as patients should integrate PT more consistently into osteoarthritis management.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
risk assessment
patient reported
climate change
knee osteoarthritis