Effect of knee joint function training on joint functional rehabilitation after knee replacement

Abstract

This retrospective study investigated the effect of knee joint function training (KJFT) on joint functional rehabilitation after knee replacement in Chinese patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Eighty-six eligible patients with severe KOA were included. Of those, 43 patients in the intervention group received KJFT and educational program, while the other 43 patients received educational program only. Primary outcome was measured by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC). Secondary outcomes were measured by the visual analogue scale (VAS), and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). All outcomes were assessed at baseline, 1 week before and 3 months after the surgery.Patients in the intervention group showed encouraging benefit neither at 1 week before nor 3 months after the surgery in all outcome measurements, including WOMAC, VAS, and KOOS, when compared with the patients in the control group.The results of this study did not show promising effect of KJFT for joint functional rehabilitation in Chinese patients with KOA after KJR.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions following total knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Nine of the included studies reported the effect of physiotherapy interventions on knee pain scores [ 24 , 26 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 32 , 39 , 40 , 43 ]. The random effect meta-analysis for pain at 12–13 weeks showed that physiotherapy interventions favoured the treatment group, SMD − 0.175 [95% CI − 0.416 to 0.067] (Fig.…”

“…Ten studies reported functional activity in patients following physiotherapy interventions [ 24 , 26 , 29 , 31 – 33 , 36 , 37 , 39 , 40 ]. Random effect meta-analysis of four studies with 322 patients [ 24 , 26 , 31 , 39 ] showed that functional activity of participants who received physiotherapy interventions improved their functional performance, SMD − 0.166 [− 0.420 to 0.088] (Fig. 3 d).…”

Early initiation of home-based sensori-motor training improves muscle strength, activation and size in patients after knee replacement: a secondary analysis of a controlled clinical trial

“…Effect size (ES; Cohen’s d ) was calculated using pooled standard deviations [24]. A sample size of 30 participants per group had been computed a priori to discriminate moderate inter-group effects [14] at the study’s primary endpoint (14 weeks post-surgery) for its primary outcome (PF). Statistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05.…”

Estimation and Correlation Analysis of Lower Limb Joint Angles Based on Surface Electromyography

“…The angle of the hip joint is defined as the angle  between the limb stem and the thigh, the angle of the knee joint is defined as the angle  between the thigh and the calf, and the angle of the ankle joint is defined as the angle  between the calf and the dorsum of the foot. Knee joint stretching and bending is the most commonly used rehabilitation exercise for patients with lower extremity paralysis in the hospital, so we used knee joint stretching and bending exercises as the basis of the first group of experimental actions [18]. The first group of experiments mainly studied the flexion and extension motion of the knee joint and analyzed the flexion and extension motion trend of hip joint and ankle joint.…”