Time for return to sport following total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.

A MaganJoanna Baawa-AmeyawB KayaniG RadhakrishnanF RoncaF S Haddad

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2021)

Patients undergoing TKA were found to successfully RTS, pooled proportion analysis showed an increasing rate of RTS with time, at a mean of 14 months following TKA, where 87.9% of patients had returned to sports. The findings of this study will enable more informed discussions and rehabilitation planning between patients and clinicians on RTS following TKA.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
patients undergoing
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
patient reported outcomes
open label
study protocol