Objective: To systematically review the effect of early mobilization after hip or knee joint
replacement surgery on length of stay in an acute hospital. Methods: Randomized controlled …

Objective To investigate the role of early initiation of rehabilitation on length of stay (LOS)
and cost following total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, or unicompartmental knee …

The outcome after total hip replacement has improved with the development of surgical
techniques, better pain management and the introduction of enhanced recovery pathways …

Objective To establish whether a nationally guided programme can lead to more
widespread implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), a well-established …

This study evaluated the trends in discharge patterns and the prevalence and cost of post-
discharge PT. The 5% Medicare database (1997–2010) was used to identify 50,886 primary …

Importance In April 2009, an analysis of joint replacement surgical procedures at the
Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, revealed that …

Discharge destination to skilled nursing facilities (SNF) following total joint arthroplasty (TJA)
plays an important role in healthcare costs. The pre-operative, intra-operative, and post …

Background The implementation of care pathways in hip arthroplasty programs has been
shown to result in a decreased length of stay (LOS), but often multiple elements of a care …

The goal of this project was to objectively assess potential impact of home-based physical
telerehabilitation program on functional outcomes in seniors with mobility limitations. Nine …

Background Temporal and dose–response relationships between allied health (AH) and
recovery in the acute phase following lower limb (LL) arthroplasty are unclear. This …