Effectiveness of inpatient versus outpatient rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty on clinical and functional outcomes in Germany: a non-randomized clinical trial
Anett Mau-Moeller, Nassim El-Aarid, Martin Behrens, Tino Stöckel, Philipp Bergschmidt, Rainer Bader, Stephan Tohtz, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Robert Jacksteit · 2026
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Anett Mau-Moeller and colleagues compared inpatient versus outpatient rehabilitation after knee replacement in Germany in a 2026 trial. German care usually adds a three-week rehab stay after knee joint replacement surgery. Whether patients must stay in a facility or can attend daily was little tested, so the team ran a blinded comparison.
Patients chose their setting: twenty-six went inpatient and sixteen outpatient. Tests ran before rehab and three months after surgery. Outpatients logged far more daily steps in the first rehab week. At three months, outpatients also showed better joint position sense, the feel for where the knee sits. Other measures covered pain, swelling, motion, and timed walking tasks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anett Mau-Moeller, Nassim El-Aarid, Martin Behrens, Tino Stöckel, Philipp Bergschmidt, Rainer Bader, Stephan Tohtz, Wolfram Mittelmeier, Robert Jacksteit |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |