Table 1.
All Participant (N=43) |
Intervention (N=20) |
Control (N=23) |
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Mean ± SD or % (n) | Mean ± SD or % (n) | Mean ± SD or % (n) | p-value | |
Age (years) | 67.0 ± 7.0 | 66.5 ± 6.9 | 67.5 ± 7.2 | 0.5 |
Women | 53.4% (23) | 40.0% (8) | 65.2% (15) | 0.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) (n=40) | 31.5 ± 5.9 | 31.1 ± 5.6 | 32.0 ± 6.3 | 0.6 |
Education (≥College) | 51.3% (20) | 55.0% (10) | 47.6% (10) | 0.6 |
White (Other) | 91% (39) | 95% (19) | 87% (20) | 0.7 |
Time post-TKR to PT (days) | 13.8 ± 21.3 | 9.6 ± 7.0 | *18.0 ± 35.9 | 0.3 |
Total number of PT visits (n=39) | 19 ± 8 | 20 ± 8 | 18 ± 7 | 0.4 |
Duration of PT in weeks (n=39) | 9.7 ± 3.4 | 10.4 ± 5.5 | 9.0 ± 2.7 | 0.3 |
Unilateral TKR side (right) | 52.7% (22) | 75.0% (15) | 30.4% (7) | <0.004 |
Comorbidity (≥1) (n=42) | 50.3% (21) | 55.0% (11) | 45.5% (10) | 0.4 |
Knee pain at worst (VAS) | 6.5 ± 2.9 | 6.5 ± 2.8 | 6.6 ± 3.0 | 0.9 |
Knee flexion (degrees) (n=42) | 85.4 ± 31.4 | 76.3 ± 36.2 | 94.5 ± 26.6 | 0.07 |
Knee extension^ (degrees) (n=42) | 5.7 ± 4.4 | 5.5 ± 3.8 | 5.9 ± 5.0 | 0.9 |
One participant in the control group started PT 6-months after unilateral TKR
Comorbidity present of; cardiovascular disease/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/stroke/cancer/history of falls/diabetes/depression
Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Knee flexion and extension passive range of motion on unilateral TKR side
- lacking knee extension