Background Total hip or knee replacement is highly successful when judged by prosthesis-
related outcomes. However, some people experience long-term pain. Objectives To review …

Background The grading of recommendation, assessment, development and evaluation
(GRADE) approach is widely implemented in health technology assessment and guideline …

Background Rehabilitation, with an emphasis on physiotherapy and exercise, is widely
promoted after total knee replacement. However, provision of services varies in content and …

Study Design Prospective cohort study. Objectives To measure changes in muscle strength,
range of motion, and function from 2 weeks before to 6 months after total knee arthroplasty …

Systematic reviews show that Chinese herbs and acupuncture can be effective for atopic
eczema and chemotherapy-induced nausea, respectively. 1, 2 Traditional Chinese medicine …

Background The recovery of quadriceps muscle force and function after total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) is suboptimal, which predisposes patients to disability with increasing …

Fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty aims at giving the patients the best available treatment
at all times, being a dynamic entity. Fast-track combines evidence-based, clinical features …

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most commonly performed inpatient surgical procedure
within the USA and is estimated to reach 3.48 million procedures annually by 2030. As value …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of progressive quadriceps strengthening with or
without neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on quadriceps strength, activation, and …

The increasing numbers of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee
arthroplasty (TKA), combined with the rapidly growing repertoire of surgical techniques and …