[The 12 keypoints for rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty].
The rehabilitation process after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) relies more and more on the family doctor. Many factors contribute to this development: the constantly increasing number of TKA performed, the reduced length of stay at the hospital and the rehabilitation process after TKA requiring care for 3 to 4 months. After this time, it is also of major importance to encourage patients to take up physical activities in order to limit the negative effects of sedentarity. The goal of this paper is to give family doctors an overview of the current knowledge in the area of rehabilitation after TKA for physicians.
Service de rhumatologie, médecine physique et réhabilitation, Département de l'appareil locomoteur, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. francois.luthi@crr-suva.ch
François
F
Luthi
Luis Carlos
LC
Pereira
Brigitte M
BM
Jolles
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors