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Does preoperative rehabilitation for patients planning to undergo joint replacement surgery improve outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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  • Li Wang Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact (MEDICI), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Chinese Cochrane Centre, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China Michael G DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Myeongjong Lee Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Chungju, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Zhe Zhang Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jessica Moodie Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact (MEDICI), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Davy Cheng Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact (MEDICI), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Janet Martin Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity and Clinical Impact (MEDICI), University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Janet Martin; jmarti83{at}uwo.ca
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Wang L, Lee M, Zhang Z, et al
Does preoperative rehabilitation for patients planning to undergo joint replacement surgery improve outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
BMJ Open 2016;6:e009857. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009857

Publication history

  • Received August 28, 2015
  • Revised November 24, 2015
  • Accepted December 10, 2015
  • First published February 2, 2016.
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December 04, 2017
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