Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Costs and effectiveness of pre- and post-operative home physiotherapy for total knee replacement: randomized controlled trial.
To assess the effectiveness of pre- and post-operative physiotherapy at home for unilateral total knee replacement (TKR). ⋯ Although home physiotherapy was as effective and as acceptable to patients as hospital outpatient physiotherapy for unilateral TKR, it was more expensive. Additional pre-operative home physiotherapy did not improve patient-perceived health outcomes.