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http://hdl.handle.net/2445/117663| Title: | Therapeutic education and functional readaptation in obese patients on a waiting list for total knee replacement. A case-control study |
| Author: | Núñez Juárez, Montserrat Nuñez, Elaine Lozano, Luis Sastre, Sergi Sauló, A. Segur Vilalta, Josep M. Alemany, Xavier Maculé Beneyto, Francisco Suso Vergara, Santiago |
| Keywords: | Artroplàstia Genoll Obesitat Estudi de casos Arthroplasty Knee Obesity Case studies |
| Issue Date: | 1-Jun-2014 |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group |
| Abstract: | Background Studies show patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) on waiting list for total knee replacement (TKR) underused conservative treatment, did not adhere to clinical guidelines on knee OA management, and potentially had earlier surgery and a higher risk of revisions. Therapeutic education and functional readaptation (TEFR) plus conventional therapy in waiting list patients improved function and adherence. TKR patients are often obese, negatively influencing TKR results, many patients are dissatisfied after TKR, and around 14% of TKR are inappropriate... |
| Note: | https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5193 |
| It is part of: | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2014, vol. 72, num. S2, p. 460-461 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/117663 |
| Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5193 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4967 |
| Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques) Articles publicats en revistes (IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer) |
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