Publications by authors named "Danielle D P Berghmans"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate a home-based prehabilitation program for total knee arthroplasty patients to see if it could help improve recovery times and outcomes compared to those not participating in the program.
- Conducted as a retrospective cohort study, patients scheduled for knee surgery were compared to historical cases, focusing on those with mobility challenges.
- Results showed the program was feasible, with high recruitment and adherence rates, and participants demonstrated significant preoperative improvements in physical fitness and quicker recovery timelines post-surgery.
Objective: To identify patients at high risk of delayed in-hospital functional recovery after knee replacement surgery by developing and validating a prediction model, including a combination of preoperative physical fitness parameters and patient characteristics.
Design: Retrospective cohort study using binary logistic regression.
Setting: University hospital, orthopedic department.
Limited predictive value of pre-surgical level of functioning for functioning at 3 and 12 months after TKA.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
May 2019
Purpose: A total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a cost-effective option to relieve pain and improve knee function in patients suffering from osteoarthritis. However, results differ among patients. The predictive value of pre-surgically assessed factors on the level of functioning after 3 and 12 months was investigated in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In end-stage knee osteoarthritis total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective intervention to reduce pain and improve functioning in the majority of patients. However, after TKA some patients still experience pain, loss of function, deficient muscle strength or reduced walking speed. This study systematically assesses patients' functions, disabilities and health before TKA and at short- (3 months) and long-term (12 months) on all International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health domains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Design: A prospective cohort study, with assessments before, at 3 months after, and at 12 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Objectives: To determine and compare the responsiveness and reliability of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) in patients undergoing a TKA.
Background: Reliable and valid measurement instruments are important to measure functional status.