Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8720279 | Journal of Orthopaedics | 2018 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Survey of 869 arthroscopists regarding joint-specific arthroscopic procedures and postoperative rehabilitative preferences revealed comparable support for use of supervised physical therapy (SPT) and home exercise programs (HEPs) but stronger preference for joint-specific HEP applications (wrist, knee). Among respondents utilizing HEPs, modality of delivery (verbal/handout/web-based) didn't differ by joint, yet only 2.9% utilized web-based HEPs. This is the first known study to identify postoperative rehabilitation preferences. With 1.77 million estimated arthroscopic procedures annually (mean: 325.4 procedures/respondent), this study highlights under-utilization of web-based HEPs. Reliable, web-based HEPs can improve post-arthroscopic outcomes for patients, arthroscopic surgeons, and rehabilitative specialists while being cost efficient.
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Authors
Neil V. Shah, Maximilian Solow, John J. Kelly, Alexandr Aylyarov, James P. Doran, Lee R. Bloom, Samuel Akil, Bilal Siddiqui, Jared M. Newman, Dipal Chatterjee, Neel Pancholi, Anant Dixit, Borna Kavousi, Scott E. Barbash, William P. Urban,