Bmc Musculoskel Dis
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Jan 2015
Review Meta AnalysisEffectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following total knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rehabilitation, with an emphasis on physiotherapy and exercise, is widely promoted after total knee replacement. However, provision of services varies in content and duration. The aim of this study is to update the review of Minns Lowe and colleagues 2007 using systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of post-discharge physiotherapy exercise in patients with primary total knee replacement. ⋯ After recent primary total knee replacement, interventions including physiotherapy and exercise show short-term improvements in physical function. However this conclusion is based on meta-analysis of a few small studies and no long-term benefits of physiotherapy exercise interventions were identified. Future research should target improvements to long-term function, pain and performance outcomes in appropriately powered trials.
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Jan 2015
Review Meta AnalysisAnterior cervical discectomy and fusion may be more effective than anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
This meta-analysis explored the efficacy and safety of anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) comparing to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in treating cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) patients. ⋯ Our findings provide empirical evidence that ACDF may be more effective than ACCF for CSM treatment.