Study | Country | Outcome measures | Outcome units | Assessment timing | Results |
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Paravlic et al. [24] | Italy and UK | Pain evaluated by VAS; Knee strength; Knee flexion and extension ROM; TUG; OKS | VAS (0–100): points; Knee strength: Nm/kg; ROM: degrees; TUG: seconds; OKS score: points | Pre-test: 1 day before TKA; Post-test: 1 month after TKA | VAS → ; Knee strength↑; Knee flexion and extension ROM → ; TUG↓; OKS↑ |
Briones-Cantero et al. [23] | Spain | Pain evaluated by VAS; ROM; Short-form WOMAC | VAS (0–100): points; ROM: degrees; Short-form WOMAC (0–32): points | Pre-test: the 3rd day after TKA for WOMAC; the 2nd day after TKA for other outcomes; Post-test: the 7th day after TKA | VAS↓; ROM → ; WOMAC↓ |
Paravlic et al. [28] | Slovenia | Knee strength | Knee strength: Nm | Pre-test: 1 day before TKA; Post-test: 1 month after TKA | Knee strength↑ |
Moukarzel et al [27] | France | Knee strength; Peak knee flexion during the swing phase; TUG; OKS | Knee strength: N/BMI; ROM: degrees; TUG: seconds; OKS score: points | Pre-test: 6 months after TKA; Post-test: 4 weeks after the pre-test | Knee strength ↑; Peak knee flexion during the swing phase ↑; TUG→; OKS→ |
Moukarzel et al. [26] | France and Lebanon | Pain evaluated by VAS; Knee strength; Knee flexion and extension ROM; TUG | VAS (0–100): mm; Knee strength: N/BMI; ROM: degrees; TUG: seconds | Pre-test: the beginning of the first session after TKA Post-test: 4 weeks after the pre-test | VAS ↓; Knee strength ↑; Knee flexion and extension ROM ↑; TUG→ |
Zapparoli et al. [25] | Italy | Pain evaluated by VAS; Knee flexion and extension ROM; TUG | VAS (0–10): points; ROM: degrees; TUG: seconds | Pre-test: entrance rehabilitation unit Post-test: 11 days after the pre-test | VAS ↓; Knee flexion and extension ROM ↑; TUG↓ |