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Is Post-discharge Rehabilitation Timing Associated with 90-Day Readmission in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty?

Shweta PathakCecilia M GandugliaSamir S AwadWenyaw ChanJohn M SwintRobert O Morgan
Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2019)
Timing for initiating PT may be an important modifiable factor that can affect readmission in patients discharged home from acute care after TJA. Further exploration of the role of PT timing along with other factors such as dosage and frequency among such patients is needed.
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