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12126681

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
A pilot study assessed the feasibility of discharging NHS patients undergoing knee replacement within a day of surgery. Seven patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis were recruited after fulfilling strict exclusion criteria. Pre-operative assessment revealed that all patients had significant dysfunction and pain before operation. They had medial unicompartmental replacement through a short incision without dislocation of the patella. Each patient underwent an accelerated recovery program that included pain control, physiotherapy and self-assessment. Patients were mobilised immediately after operation. Follow-up assessment was performed at 1, 2 and 6 weeks after surgery. All patients, except one (who failed to go home because of an administrative error), returned home the day after surgery. The average pain score for the first 2 weeks after surgery was 2/10. At 6 weeks, knee flexion averaged 125 degrees and all patients were walking independently and painfree. The new protocol allows for early, safe discharge of patients undergoing unicompartmental knee replacement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0968-0160
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
221-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Accelerated recovery for unicompartmental knee replacement--a feasibility study.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NDOS, University of Oxford, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK. david.beard@ndos.ox.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial