| Literature DB >> 29881200 |
Neil V Shah1, Maximilian Solow2, John J Kelly2, Alexandr Aylyarov1, James P Doran1, Lee R Bloom1, Samuel Akil1, Bilal Siddiqui1, Jared M Newman1, Dipal Chatterjee1, Neel Pancholi1, Anant Dixit1, Borna Kavousi1, Scott E Barbash1, William P Urban1, David T Neuman3.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Arthroscopic surgery; Demographics; Epidemiology; Home exercise program; Postoperative rehabilitation; Supervised physical therapy
Year: 2018 PMID: 29881200 PMCID: PMC5990328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.05.033
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Orthop ISSN: 0972-978X