Effect of Fast Inpatient Rehabilitation After TKA

Effect of Fast Inpatient Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Rehabilitation is an important part of the post-operative treatment after TKA by consensus. This study intends to analysis whether fast inpatient rehabilitation after TKA can improve knee joint or general function, and ultimately explore for effects and values of fast inpatient rehabilitation after TKA.

Rehabilitation, which is an important part of the post-operative treatment after TKA, could effectively alleviate symptoms of pain and swell, as well as improve knee joint and general function. It has reached a consensus that post-TKA rehabilitation should contain muscle strengthening, ROM, proprioceptive, balance training and physical factor therapy, etc. This study intends to use observational cohort study methods with exposure factor of fast inpatient rehabilitation after TKA, establish a TKA exposure group and a control group of TKA without inpatient rehabilitation, analysis whether fast inpatient rehabilitation after TKA can improve knee joint or general function, and ultimately explore for effects and values of fast inpatient rehabilitation after TKA.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Initial unilateral TKA patients due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
• Satisfactory operative knee joint ROM: knee flexion ≥120° and extension ≥ 0°.
• Prior informed consent by patients.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Complication of other medical conditions and disability to cooperate with rehabilitation.
• Complication of other conditions affecting bilateral lower limbs such as fracture, tumor, neurologic disorder, etc.
• Deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs with exception of inter-muscular venous thrombosis.