Ambulation milestones in post-operative physical therapy after total knee arthroplasty: how can we improve short-term outcomes?

Discussion: Objective milestones of walking 10 feet on POD 0 and 100 feet on POD 1 were associated with improved short-term outcomes. These performance markers may be useful for stratifying which patients are meeting milestones for early discharge. Late arrival to inpatient floor had the strongest associations with inability to perform PT. PMID: 31852404 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research