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Technology-assisted rehabilitation following total knee or hip replacement for people with osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xia WangDavid J HunterGiovana VesentiniDaniel PozzobonManuela L Ferreira
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2019)
There is moderate-quality of evidence showed technology-assisted rehabilitation, in particular, telerehabilitation, results in a statistically significant improvement in pain; and low-quality of evidence for the improvement in functional mobility in people undergoing TKR. The effects were however too small to be clinically significant. For THR, there is very limited low-quality evidence shows no significant effects.
Keyphrases
  • quality improvement
  • chronic pain
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • spinal cord injury
  • high intensity
  • spinal cord
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • anterior cruciate ligament