Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 May 30;58(6). Epub 2022 May 30.
Klinik Für Muskuloskelettale und Internistische Rehabilitation, Rehabilitationszentrum Walenstadtberg, Kliniken Valens, 8881 Walenstadtberg, Switzerland.
: The aim of this systematic review was to determine whether prehabilitation before total hip arthroplasty, in the form of exercise therapy, education alone, or both together, improves postoperative outcomes, such as physical functioning, compared with no intervention. : A systematic literature search was performed in the online databases PubMed, PEDro and Cochrane Library using the following search keywords: "prehabilitation", "preoperative care", and "total hip replacement". : A total of 400 potentially relevant studies were identified. Read More