Effects of different exercise treatments on postoperative function recovery in patients with total knee replacement

Objective:To compare the effects of different exercise treatments on postoperative function recovery in patients with total knee replacement(TKR) . Method:Sixty-two patients with TKR for different disease causes were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group.The control group was treated with continuous passive motion(CPM) ,and the treatment group was treated with CPM combined with exercise treatment.Two weeks later,the effects in two groups were evaluated and compared with American hospital for special surgery knee score. Result:The results of evaluations on pain,function,strength of muscle and stability in two groups were significantly different(P0.01) .In the range of motion and flexion deformities the differences between two groups were significant(P0.05) . Conclusion:After TKR,CPM combined with exercise treatment is more effective than single CPM in improving the function of knee and recovering the burden and walk ability of lower limb.