Return to Sports and Physical Activity After Total and Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland) Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 269 - 292
• Main Authors: Witjes, Suzanne, Gouttebarge, Vincent, Kuijer, P. Paul F. M., van Geenen, Rutger C. I., Poolman, Rudolf W., Kerkhoffs, Gino M. M. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.02.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Humans; Joint surgery; Knee; Knee Joint - surgery; Librarians; Lifestyles; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Observational Studies as Topic; Pain; Physical fitness; Recovery of Function; Return to Sport; Skiing; Sports; Sports Medicine; Studies; Systematic Review; Lateral Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty; Intermediate Impact; Unicondylar Knee Arthroplasty; Knee Replacement; Sport Participation

Background People today are living longer and want to remain active. While obesity is becoming an epidemic, the number of patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA) is expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades. Patients with OA of the knee are progressively being restricted in their acti...