[Rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty].
The short- and long-term benefits of post-discharge physiotherapy regimens after total knee arthroplasty are debatable. A national survey including hospitals in Denmark that perform total knee arthroplasty showed a large variability in indication and regimen for post-knee arthroplasty rehabilitation. Since hospital stay duration has decreased considerably, the need for post-discharge physiotherapy may also have changed. Thus, the indication for and types of rehabilitation programmes need to be studied within the context of fast-track knee arthroplasty.
Holm
Bente
B
Fysioterapien, Hvidovre Hospital, DK-2650 Hvidovre. bente.holm@hvh.regionh.dk
Kehlet
Henrik
H
D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003718:Denmark; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012648:Self Care