Efficiency of immediate postoperative inpatient physical therapy following total knee arthroplasty: an RCT

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The main goal of physical therapy treatment (PT) in the clinical stage following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is to prepare patients for discharge from the hospital as soon as possible after their operation. Although aggressive reha...

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Main Authors: Lenssen Anton F, Crijns Yvonne HF, Waltjé Eddie MH, van Steyn Mike JA, Geesink Ruud JT, van den Brandt Piet A, de Bie Rob A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/7/71