Clinical study of a new wearable device for rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty

• Published in: Zhong hua yi xue za zhi Vol. 98; no. 15; p. 1162
• Main Authors: Kang, K, Geng, Q, Xu, H T, Zheng, X Z, Dong, J T, Li, T, Zhao, Z G, Gao, S J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 17.04.2018
• Subjects: Arthroplasty, replacement, knee; Osteoarthritis; Postoperative rehabilitation
• ISSN: 0376-2491
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.15.008

To evaluate the effect of promoting knee joint rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with a rehabilitation training instrument NEO-GAIT. Sixty patients who received TKA from January 2017 to July 2017 in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University were randomly assigned to receive rehabilitation training with continuous passive motion (CPM) or NEO-GAIT with random number (30 cases in CPM group, included 8 males and 22 females; 30 cases in NEO-GAIT group, included 6 males and 24 females). The visual analogue scale (VAS) evaluation of pain, the postoperative range of motion (ROM) of the knee at the 5th and 10th day, and the Hospital for Special Surgery Knee-rating Score (HSS) at 1-month and 3-month follow-up were recorded. The data were compared between the two groups with paired test. All the patients were followed-up for more than 3 months. The mean VAS in CPM group and NEO-GAIT group on the 5th day was 2.4±1.1, 2.8±1.3, respectively; and it was 2.1±1.1, 2.5±1.2 respectively on the 10th day aft