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Table 1 General characteristic of the included studies

From: Efficacy of proprioceptive training on the recovery of total joint arthroplasty patients: a meta-analysis

Author

Participants

No. of patients

Mean age (year)

Female patients (%)

Study

Intervention

Comparison

Outcomes

Jogi et al. [12]

TKA and THA

54

66.4

33.0

RCT

Strengthening and ROM exercise + 3 balance exercises

Strengthening and ROM exercise

SRF: WOMAC

B: ASBC BBS, TUG

Bitterli et al. [15]

THA

80

66.8

38.8

RCT

Sensorimotor training

No intervention

SRF: SF-36, WOMAC

Qol: SF-36

B: Biodex Balance System

Gstoettner et al. [16]

TKA

38

69.6

78.9

RCT

Warm-up, stretching and balance exercises

No intervention

SRF: WOMAC, KSS

B: Biodex Balance

System

P: WOMAC

O: walking 60 m, stairs up

Huber et al. [17]

TKA

45

70.3

46.6

RCT

NEMEX program + knee school

Knee school

SRF: KOSS

B: TUG, Chair Stand Test

KF:ROM

P: VAS

Liao et al. [18]

TKA

113

72.1

35.4

RCT

Standard RHB + balance training

Usual RHB

SRF: WOMAC

B: SLSB, FRT, TUG

O:10MWT,30s timed chair stand test, climb stairs

Piva et al. [19]

TKA

35

68.4

71.4

RCT

Standard RHB + balance exercise

Standard program

SRF: WOMAC, LEFS

B: SLSB

P: VAS, WOMAC

O: Gait speed, get up test

Roig-Casasús et al. [20]

TKA

37

73.4

67.5

RCT

Standard RHB + 20’ of dynamometric platform exercise

Usual RHB

B: BBS, TUG, FRT, Platform measures

Villadsen et al. [21]

TKA and THA

165

67.4

55.7

RCT

NEMEX program + educational package

Educational package

SRF: KOOS, HOOS

B: 5 times “get up”

P: VAS

Qol: EQOL-5D

O: 20MWT, KF in 30’

  1. TKA total knee arthroplasty, THA total hip arthroplasty, RCT randomized controlled trials, SRF self-reported functionality, B balance, P pain, KF knee function, O other outcomes, RHB rehabilitation, SLSB single leg standing balance, FRT Functional Reach Test, TUG Time Up and Go, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis, LEFS Lower Extremity functional Scale, VAS visual analog scale, ROM range of movement, BBS Berg Balance Scale, ABC activities specific balance scale, KSS Knee Society Score, KOOS Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Score, EQOL Euro Quality of Life 5 Dimensions, MWT minutes-meters walking test