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American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
|September 20, 2000
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Continuous passive motion (CPM) therapy after total knee replacement offers no significant benefit in rehabilitation hospitals. Patients receiving only physical therapy showed comparable or better knee flexion improvements than those using CPM machines.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic surgery
  • Rehabilitation medicine
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Continuous passive motion (CPM) machines are used post-total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to improve knee flexion.
  • The efficacy of CPM in the inpatient rehabilitation setting after TKA remains unestablished.
  • Previous studies focused on acute care, lacking prospective, randomized trials in rehabilitation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if CPM provides additional benefits for TKA patients in a rehabilitation hospital.
  • To compare knee flexion outcomes between TKA patients receiving CPM plus physical therapy versus physical therapy alone.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted with 51 TKA patients on an inpatient rehabilitation service.
  • Group 1 (n=23) received 5 hours/day of CPM plus physical therapy.

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  • Group 2 (n=28) received only physical therapy. Knee flexion was assessed by a blinded therapist.

    • Main Results:

    • No statistically significant difference in passive range of motion (ROM) was observed between the CPM and physical therapy-only groups.
    • Patients receiving only physical therapy achieved a greater average increase in passive ROM (19 degrees) compared to the CPM group (16 degrees).
    • The observed difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.33).

    Conclusions:

    • Continuous passive motion (CPM) therapy in the rehabilitation hospital setting likely offers no added benefit for patients post-total knee replacement.
    • The study suggests that standard physical therapy alone is sufficient for improving knee flexion in this patient population.
    • While power analysis indicated a need for more patients to detect smaller differences, the current results suggest neither clinical nor statistical significance for CPM.