This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Letters to the Editor: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when Letters to the Editor are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Johnson, D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Johnson, D.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 72, Issue 3 421-426, Copyright © 1990 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

JOURNAL CONTENTS

The effect of continuous passive motion on wound-healing and joint mobility after knee arthroplasty

DP Johnson
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Bristol, England.

A prospective, controlled, randomized trial of continuous passive motion and immobilization after knee arthroplasty revealed that continuous passive motion significantly improved early and late flexion of the knee, reduced the duration of stay in the hospital, and did not increase the incidence of superficial infection or problems with wound-healing. Flexion of the knee beyond 40 degrees progressively diminished viability of the edges of the wound, particularly the lateral edge. On the basis of these results, a protocol for continuous passive motion was designed to minimize the detrimental effects on viability of the wound.
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 ptjournalHome page
M. Denis, H. Moffet, F. Caron, D. Ouellet, J. Paquet, and L. Nolet
Effectiveness of Continuous Passive Motion and Conventional Physical Therapy After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Physical Therapy, February 1, 2006; 86(2): 174 - 185.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Bone Joint Surg BrHome page
F. Zeifang, C. Carstens, S. Schneider, and M. Thomsen
Continuous passive motion versus immobilisation in a cast after surgical treatment of idiopathic club foot in infants: A PROSPECTIVE, BLINDED, RANDOMISED, CLINICAL STUDY
J Bone Joint Surg Br, December 1, 2005; 87-B(12): 1663 - 1665.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ptjournalHome page
Ottawa Panel Members, Ottawa Methods Group, L. Brosseau, G. A Wells, P. Tugwell, M. Egan, C.-J. Dubouloz, L. Casimiro, V. A Robinson, L. Pelland, et al.
Ottawa Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Therapeutic Exercises and Manual Therapy in the Management of Osteoarthritis
Physical Therapy, September 1, 2005; 85(9): 907 - 971.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 ptjournalHome page
L. A Beaupre, D. M Davies, C A. Jones, and J. G Cinats
Exercise Combined With Continuous Passive Motion or Slider Board Therapy Compared With Exercise Only: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Physical Therapy, April 1, 2001; 81(4): 1029 - 1037.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 JBJSHome page
D. C. AYERS, D. A. DENNIS, N. A. JOHANSON, and V. D. PELLEGRINI JR.
Instructional Course Lectures, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Common Complications of Total Knee Arthroplasty*{{dagger}}
J. Bone Joint Surg. Am., February 1, 1997; 79(2): 278 - 311.
[Full Text]