MYOFASCIAL RELEASE ON PAIN AND FUNCTION POST TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT

Phase 1

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202103548001169
• Lead Sponsor: physiotherapy outpatient clinic of EL Sheikh Zayed Specialized Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

•Pain for at least one month after TKR not relieved by oral medications and/or conventional physical therapy techniques (excluding the first 2 weeks postoperative).
•Age between 50-80 years.
•Patients post TKR due to Osteoarthritis.
•Cemented TKR.
•Patients who undergone conventional cemented TKR through a medial parapatellar approach & a midline skin incision at least 1 month ago.
•Persistent pain despite conventional physical therapy techniques and analgesic drugs.

Exclusion Criteria

•Any other surgical procedure of the lower limbs in the previous 6 months.
• Rheumatoid arthritis.
• Initiation of opioid analgesia or corticosteroid or analgesic injection intervention for hip or knee pain within the previous 30 days (excluding the first 2 weeks postoperative).
•Physical impairments unrelated to the hip or knee preventing safe participation in exercise and/or manual therapy, such as body weight greater than 120 kg and neurogenic disorder.
•Orthopedic evaluation revealed instability and/or mechanical dysfunction of the arthroplasty.
•Infection.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified