Home PT vs FORCE PT

Unsupervised Home Exercise With and Without a Web-based Recovery Platform as Compared to Traditional Outpatient Physiotherapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine if unsupervised, home rehabilitation delivered by a web-based platform or paper manual is a safe and effective alternative to outpatient physical therapy after total knee replacement.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Any patient undergoing unilateral, primary TKA

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients without access to the Internet
2. Patients without access to outpatient PT
3. Revision or conversion TKA
4. Patients discharged to a rehabilitation unit or other form of respite care such as a skilled nursing facility, acute rehabilitation center, convalescent home, long-term care facility or nursing home.