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Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Phys Ther
August 2020
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
A clinical practice guideline on total knee arthroplasty was developed by an American Physical Therapy (APTA) volunteer guideline development group that consisted of physical therapists, an orthopedic surgeon, a nurse, and a consumer. The guideline was based on systematic reviews of current scientific and clinical information and accepted approaches to management of total knee arthroplasty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing the safe resumption of antihypertensive medications following total hip or knee arthroplasty surgery.
Orthop Nurs
October 2009
St. Margaret School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Purpose: This exploratory, retrospective study aimed at examining whether patients experience orthostatic hypotension unnecessarily when antihypertensive medication(s) is simultaneously resumed following total joint replacement surgery.
Sample: The study sample consisted of 285 patients who underwent either total knee or total hip surgery and had a dual medical diagnosis of hypertension requiring treatment with more than 1 type of antihypertensive medication.
Method: Medical record reviews of all patients admitted to the orthopaedic unit from March 1, 2006, through June 30, 2006, at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center were analyzed to determine whether patients experienced any hypotensive event within 48 hr of their total joint replacement surgery following the resumption of their antihypertensive medications.