Table 4. Inpatient therapy.
Study | Level of evidence | Intervention cohort | Control cohort | Duration of follow-up | Outcomes, mean | ROM (degrees), mean (SD) |
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Buhagiar et al. | I | 10-day Inpatient PT (twice-daily supervised sessions and class-based exercises) and home-based (n=81) | Monitored home-based (n=84) | 26 wks | 6MW: inpatient: 316.8 m vs. home: 318.8 m; P>0.05 | N/A |
OKS: inpatient: 17.4 vs. home: 16.7; P>0.05 | ||||||
EQ-5D VAS: inpatient: 66.3 vs. home: 64.0; P>0.05 | ||||||
Naylor et al. | II | Inpatient PT (n=129) | No inpatient PT (n=129) | 90 days | OKS¥: 0; P=0.54 | N/A |
EQ-VAS¥: −2.5; P=0.09 | ||||||
365 days | OKS¥: 0; P=0.40 | N/A | ||||
EQ-VAS¥: 0; P=0.32 |
¥, median difference. ROM, range of motion; PT, physical therapy; 6MW, 6-minute walk test; OKS, Oxford Knee Score; EQ-5D VAS, EuroQol Group 5-Dimension Self Report Questionnaire; EQ-VAS, EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; SD, standard deviation.