International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Irene Carnino

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• Review Article
  Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy before and after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Literature Review and Unanswered Questions
  Author(s): Alessandro Bistolfi, Anna Maria Federico, Irene Carnino, Cecilia Gaido, Ilaria Da Rold, Ernesta Magistroni, Maria Vittoria Actis, Alessandro Aprato and Giuseppe Massazza Alessandro Bistolfi, Anna Maria Federico, Irene Carnino, Cecilia Gaido, Ilaria Da Rold, Ernesta Magistroni, Maria Vittoria Actis, Alessandro Aprato and Giuseppe Massazza
  
  This review focuses on the validity and the effectiveness of rehabilitation techniques and physical therapies before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The intent is to drive surgeons and rehabilitation specialists in the choice of the strategies for the treatment after TKA. The Data sources were MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PsychINFO databases using the selected key words. Three authors independently selected studies for review using as criteria English, adults, any clinical population, and intervention for. Among several published studies of rehabilitation after TKA, only a few were based on scientific evidence. Moreover, many studies were heterogeneous and included different outcomes and evaluations. There is consensus that a complete and specific rehabilitation post-operative programme is effective in reducing the length of hospitalisation and the incidence of early .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000356

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