Background: Although the exact etiology of patient dissatisfaction in total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) is unclear, the inflammatory response precipitated by surgery may be implicated …

Background Trends over the past decade suggest a steady increase in the proportion of total
knee arthroplasty (TKA) performed on an outpatient basis. However, the optimal patient …

Rehabilitation for total knee replacement (TKA) often involves in-person therapy sessions,
which can be time consuming and costly. Digital rehabilitation has the potential to address …

Background and purpose Day-case hip and knee arthroplasty has gained in popularity, but
there are conflicting results regarding readmissions. We aimed to investigate differences in …

Methods This study included four phases (Fig. 1). First, the scoping work included searches
and discussion with frontline teams, which informed the depth and concepts of the …

Background Accelerated rehabilitation pathway (ARP) decrease patients' hospital length of
stay (LOS). A lack of evidence exists on physiotherapy management and outcome as part of …

Introduction A key strategy to address system pressures on hip and knee arthroplasty
through the COVID-19 pandemic has been to shift procedures to the outpatient setting …

Background and purpose The overall potential pool of day-case candidates on a national
level in hip and knee arthroplasty is unknown. We aimed to estimate the proportion of hip …

Background Advanced rehabilitation pathway (ARP) after hip and knee arthroplasties is
popular globally and is gaining ground in South Africa (SA). A multidisciplinary team in …

It is now recognised that there is a global prescribed opioid crisis, and that this crisis has
many causes. One of these causes is the benevolent action of medical staff in treating …