Aims: To investigate the impact of consecutive perioperative care transitions on in-hospital recovery of patients who had primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over an 11-year period. Methods: This observational cohort study used electronic health record data from all patients undergoing preoperative …

BACKGROUND: Optimizing return to work (RTW) after knee arthroplasty (KA) is becoming increasingly important due to a growing incidence of KA and poor RTW outcomes after KA. We developed the Back At work After Surgery (BAAS) clinical pathway for optimized RTW after KA. Since the effectiveness and cost …

Inleiding: Artrose is een veel voorkomende aandoening van het houdings- en bewegingsapparaat. Kenmerkend aan artrose is een langzaam en progressief verlies van kraakbeen. Artrose komt het meest voor in het heup- en kniegewricht. In het eindstadium van artrose wordt vaak een totale heup- of knieoperatie …

Following total knee replacement (TKR), patients often persist in maladaptive motor behavior which they developed before surgery to cope with symptoms of osteoarthritis. An important challenge in physical therapy is to detect, recognize and change such undesired movement behavior. The goal of this study …

Summary In May 2000 a programme was started in "Máxima Medisch Centrum", a hospital in Eindhoven (The Netherlands). The programme is called "Kwiek & Fit". "Kwiek & Fit" is a revalidation programme after a total hip or total knee replacement, in which the patients revalidate in a group. The programme …