Efficacy of an accelerated recovery protocol for Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty--a randomised controlled trial.

Journal article

Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is appropriate for one in four patients with osteoarthritic knees. This study was performed to compare the safety, effectiveness and economic viability of a new accelerated protocol with current standard care in a state healthcare system. A single blind RCT design was used. Eligible patients were screened for NSAID tolerance, social circumstances and geographical location before allocation to an accelerated recovery group (A) or standard care group (S)...

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Authors: Reilly, K; Beard, D; Barker, K; Dodd, C; Price, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Knee
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 351-357
• Publication date: 2005-10-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2005.01.002
• EISSN: 1873-5800
• ISSN: 0968-0160
• Language: English
• Keywords: Patient Satisfaction; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Great Britain; Female; Prosthesis Design; Middle Aged; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Male; Knee Prosthesis; Length of Stay; Humans; Early Ambulation; Single-Blind Method; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Pain Measurement