Post-acute physiotherapy for primary total hip arthroplasty

The aim of this review is to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of post-acute physiotherapy (PT) on patients who have undergone a primary THA for OA on patient-centred outcomes of pain, physical function and HRQOL. Various forms of PT and clinical settings including inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient and home care programs will be compared to routine care, non-supervised or alternative PT approaches. Post-acute PT will have been initiated within six-months post-surgery and completed within twelve-months post-surgery.

Specific objectives are:

To examine the short-term and long-term effects of post-acute physiotherapy on patient centred outcomes of pain, physical function and HRQOL
To compare measures of effectiveness across different clinical settings, patient characteristics and treatment approaches
To report on the findings as they relate to implications to clinical practice
To identify gaps in the published literature related to post-acute physiotherapy in the THA population

This is a protocol.

Health topics:

Orthopaedics & trauma > Hip or pelvis trauma > Intracapsular & extracapsular hip fracture

Insurance medicine > Return to Work > Musculoskeletal conditions

Insurance medicine > Sick Leave > Musculoskeletal conditions