Aims: To investigate the impact of consecutive perioperative care transitions on in-hospital recovery of patients who had primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over an 11-year period. Methods: This observational cohort study used electronic health record data from all patients undergoing preoperative …

Objective Primary aim; to determine the feasibility of implementation of the INTERMED Self-Assessment (IM-SA) in adult patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Secondary aim; to measure biopsychosocial complexity, referral to psychiatry or psychology in cases of complexity and to gain insight …

Uitgenodigd voor een presentatie bij de Santeon Ziekenhuizen bijeenkomst Heupartrose in het Santeon Hoofdgebouw in Utrecht.

Presentatie Prehabilitatie en Orthopedie. Gevraagd voor het presenteren over data gedreven onderzoek doen en de stand van prehabilitatie in de orthopedie aan de medische staff (Anesthesiologie) van het Erasmus MC.

BACKGROUND: Optimizing return to work (RTW) after knee arthroplasty (KA) is becoming increasingly important due to a growing incidence of KA and poor RTW outcomes after KA. We developed the Back At work After Surgery (BAAS) clinical pathway for optimized RTW after KA. Since the effectiveness and cost …

Advanced cryotherapy has been widely used in post-op rehabilitation. However, its effectiveness on post-Total Knee Arthroplasty symptoms remains uncertain. Following this procedure, several factors are present in the recovery phase. Pain, swelling, inflammation, reduced range of motion are among them. …

BACKGROUND: Recovery trajectories differ between individual patients and it is hypothesizes that they can be used to predict if an individual patient is likely to recover earlier or later. Primary aim of this study was to determine if it is possible to identify recovery trajectories for physical functioning …

Aanleiding: Een totale knieprothese operatie, total knee arthroplasty (TKA), is een van de meest voorkomende operaties die wordt uitgevoerd in het laatste stadium van artrose bij ouderen. Na de operatie kan er aanhoudende spierzwakte ontstaan. In de meeste gevallen kan de zwakte van de quadriceps en …

Introduction Lateral trunk sway has never been assessed with an accelerometer in patients before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a TKA-implant on lateral trunk sway amplitude with an accelerometer before and six weeks after TKA. Method …

Objective. To investigate the feasibility and effects of additional preoperative high intensity strength training for patients awaiting total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Design. Clinical controlled trial. Patients. Twenty-two patients awaiting TKA. Methods. Patients were allocated to a standard training …