Table 5

Range of Knee Motion for Patients Who Underwent Total Knee Arthroplasty at the Time of at Discharge From Hospital

Variable*Range of motion, °p value
< 60≥ 60
Treatment0.86*
 Continuous passive motion12 (30)28 (70)
 Slider board12 (30)28 (70)
 Standardized exercise14 (35)26 (65)
Transferred for further rehabilitation30/38 (79)33/82 (40)< 0.001
Mean (and SD) home care visits14 (20)5 (13)0.015
Mean (and SD) total costs, Can$2652 (2350)1091 (1906)< 0.001
Mean (and SD) total LOS, d17 (10)11 (6)< 0.001
  • * No. (and %) except where indicated.

  • χ2 test.

  • Independent t-test.

  • SD = standard deviation, LOS = length of stay.