Sergio Castorina, Claudia Guglielmino, Paola Castrogiovanni, Marta Anna Szychlinska, Francesco Ioppolo, Paolo Massimino, Pietro Leonardi, Christian Maci, Maurizio Iannuzzi, Angelo Di Giunta, Giuseppe Musumeci
Background: During the last years, programs to enhance postoperative recovery and decrease morbidity after total knee arthroplasty, have been developed across a variety of surgical procedures and referred to as "Fast-Track Surgery". In this study we aimed to find some answers in the management of osteoarthritic patients subjected to total knee arthroplasty, by using the Fast-Track methodology. To this purpose we evaluated parameters such as early mobilization of patients, better pain management, bleeding, possible complications, reduced hospitalization time, an overall improved recovery and patient satisfaction...
July 2017: Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal