Publications by authors named "T Mark-Christensen"
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- A study aimed to determine if a 6-week physical rehabilitation program following total hip and knee arthroplasties (THA and TKA) is more effective than no rehabilitation at all.
- The research was a randomized, controlled trial involving 168 patients and assessed outcomes at various time points, including function in daily living as the primary measurement.
- Results indicated that physical rehabilitation did not show significant superiority over no rehabilitation in improving self-reported function or other secondary outcomes after surgery.
Article Synopsis
- Medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (mUKA) has become more accessible for end-stage anteromedial osteoarthritis (AMOA) patients, with nearly 50% now eligible due to updated criteria.
- Recent studies indicate that mUKA offers advantages like shorter hospital stays, cost-effectiveness, and similar functional outcomes to total knee arthroplasty (TKA), along with lower revision rates when usage exceeds 20-30%.
- Denmark shows a significantly higher rate of mUKA procedures compared to other countries, likely due to their national alliances and improved surgical education, which can guide better practices in knee arthroplasty worldwide.
Following total hip- and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA), post-discharge physical rehabilitation is common practice, but varies significantly regarding content, duration, intensity and mode of delivery. Recent systematic reviews have found home-based rehabilitation to be as good as outpatient rehabilitation in terms of pain and physical function. We therefore wonder if physical rehabilitation "works" at all when compared to no physical rehabilitation after THA and TKA - "no rehabilitation" defined as no prescribed therapeutic rehabilitation exercises.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A significant proportion of patients experience functional limitations following total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA). The purpose of this study was to investigate prospectively the patient-reported and objectively assessed functional recovery following THA and TKA.
Methods: Patients were recruited at a regional Danish hospital, using a prospective, observational hypothesis-generating cohort design.
Functional rehabilitation of patients with acute Achilles tendon rupture: a meta-analysis of current evidence.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
June 2016
Purpose: The optimal treatment for acute Achilles tendon rupture (ATR) is continuously debated. Recent studies have proposed that the choice of either operative or non-operative treatment may not be as important as rehabilitation, suggesting that functional rehabilitation should be preferred over traditional immobilization. The purpose of this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was to compare functional rehabilitation to immobilization in the treatment of ATR.
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