Reducing hip and knee replacement wait times: an expanded role for physiotherapists in orthopedic surgical clinics

Alice B Aiken; Marg Atkinson; Mark M Harrison; John Hope

doi:10.12927/hcq..18807

Reducing hip and knee replacement wait times: an expanded role for physiotherapists in orthopedic surgical clinics

Healthc Q. 2007;10(2):88-91, 6. doi: 10.12927/hcq..18807.

Authors

Alice B Aiken¹, Marg Atkinson, Mark M Harrison, John Hope

Affiliation

¹ Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

PMID: 17491573
DOI: 10.12927/hcq..18807

Abstract

This paper describes a research project that examined an expanded role for physiotherapists to provide pre- and post-operative consultation to patients with hip and knee complaints with the overall goal to save the surgeon's time and improve patient throughput, thereby reducing wait times.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / rehabilitation*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / statistics & numerical data
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / rehabilitation*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / statistics & numerical data
Data Collection
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand / trends
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ontario
Orthopedics*
Physical Therapy Specialty*
Postoperative Care*
Time Factors
Waiting Lists*