Study	Reason for exclusion	Characteristic of study
Berge et al., 2004 (39)	Preoperative educational pain management only No preoperative exercise training	RCT of 40 patients having total hip replacement. The aim of the study was to evaluate a multidisciplinary pain management program preoperatively for patients waiting for total hip replacement compared with wait-list control subjects.
Berger et al., 2004 (40)	Case series	Case series of 100 consecutive patients prospectively enrolled in a rehabilitation protocol for a minimally invasive surgical technique for total hip arthroplasty.
Brandis et al., 1998 (41)	Descriptive report	This report presents the conceptual framework, activities, and outcomes of and interdisciplinary model of care for orthopedic patients.
Cheville et al., 2001 (42)	Comparison of time-release oxycodone compared with placebo in the acute care setting after total joint rehabilitation	RCT of controlled release oxycodone or placebo every twelve hours. Pain ratings as determined with a VAS, changes in ROM of the knee and quadriceps strength, and improvements in selected Functional Independence Measure scores during the first 9 physical therapy sessions. Duration of hospitalization for rehabilitation was also compared between groups.
Crowe et al., 2003 (43)	Study involved therapies other than physiotherapy; 52% of study population received a variety of preoperative physiotherapy exercise programs.	RCT of 133 patients having hip or knee arthroplasty were treated preoperatively with an individually tailored multidisciplinary rehabilitation program or given usual care consisting of a single preoperative visit.
Ganz et al., 2003 (44)	Case series	A case series report to evaluate the day of discharge and its relation to the milestones of rehabilitation after total hip arthroplasty.
Heaton et al., 2000 (45)	Descriptive study	Qualitative study examining the effectiveness of rehabilitation therapies for primary elective total hip arthroplasty patients from the patient perspective.
Hypnaret al., 2001 (46)	Descriptive research	A description of a joint care program and its outcomes including length of stay, complications, functional status, discharge disposition to home and costs per case.
Jan et al., 2004 (47)	Study treatment happened more than 1 month after surgery	RCT of 53 patients who had primary total hip replacement 1.5 years before study treatment Purpose of study was to evaluate the efficacy of a home exercise program in improving hip muscle strength, walking speed, and functional ability
Kane et al., 2000 (48)	Nature of surgery (primary or revision) not reported	Study purpose was to estimate the difference in functional outcomes attributable to discharge to 1 of 4 difference venues for post hospital care for each of 5 types of illness including hip procedures.
MacLeod et al., 1998 (49)	Descriptive study	Descriptive study and program evaluation of a subacute model of care for patients after primary joint replacement offered at The Orthopaedic and Arthritic Institute, Toronto, Ontario.
McDonald et al., 2004 (50)	Education treatment only	Systematic review of preoperative education programs for persons undergoing knee and hip arthroplasty. Education programs do not include a physiotherapy exercise-training component.
Ranawat et al., 2003 (51)	Case series report of rehabilitation for painful total knee arthroplasty	Describes and evaluates a postoperative rehabilitation management program for 181 patients.
Rivard et al., 2003 (52)	Study treatment is an education treatment and preoperative assessment only	Non-RCT of 208 patients having a total hip replacement who received a preoperative home visit from an occupational therapist within 1 to 2 weeks before surgery compared with those who received rehabilitation teaching from an occupational therapist in a group setting at a hospital preadmission clinic 1 to 2 weeks before surgery.
Rorabeck et al., 1999 (53)	Letter	Opinion article on continuous passive motion
Sashika et al., 1996 (54)	25% of study population was undergoing total hip arthroplasty revision	Non-RCT with control group of 23 patients who had a primary total hip arthroplasty or a revision were treated with 1 or 2 home-based exercise programs or a control group that did not receive any home exercise program.
Shepperd et al., 1998 (55)	Nature of surgery (primary or revision) not reported	RCT of 172 patients having knee or hip arthroplasty and randomized to hospital at home scheme or hospital care. Health outcomes and costs were evaluated for each treatment group.
Spalding et al., 1995 (56)	Education program only	41 patients having primary total hip replacement were treated with a preoperative education program presented by an occupational therapist and a physiotherapist, an anesthetist, orthopedic nurse, and a dietician compared with those who did not attend such a program. Content of the educational program included what to expect of admission, surgery, and rehabilitation and how to prepare for discharge.
Trudelle-Jackson et al., 2004 (57)	Unknown if replacements were primary or revisions Study intervention happened more than 1 month after surgery.	34 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty 4 to 12 months before study intervention. The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of a late-phase rehabilitation program initiated 4 to 12 months after total hip arthroplasty.
Unver et al., 2002 (58)	Compares 2 rehabilitation programs during postoperative acute care phase of recovery	RCT of patients having total hip arthroplasty were randomly assigned to receive an accelerated rehabilitation program with early partial weight bearing or early full weight bearing starting on the first postoperative day.
Weaver et al., 2003 (59)	Comparison of 2 home care treatment protocols involving teaching and patient instruction only	An RCT of home care protocol that included preoperative home visits by a nurse and a physical therapist fewer postoperative visits (9–12 visits) to the home than an existing protocol (11–47 visits).