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Physiotherapeutic Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: A Retrospective Study, Adeline Green, Philippa Gilbert, Matthew Scott-Young, Allan Abbott
Physiotherapeutic Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Total Disc Replacement: A Retrospective Study, Adeline Green, Philippa Gilbert, Matthew Scott-Young, Allan Abbott
Allan D. Abbott
Background and Purpose. This study sought to answer the following questions: What are the outcomes of physiotherapy post lumbar total disc replacement (LTDR) compared with patient self-mediated rehabilitation? Is a difference in outcomes related to the number of physiotherapy sessions? Methods. This is a retrospective observational study of 600 patients post TDR. Patient outcomes for self-mediated rehabilitation (Group 1), 1–3 sessions of clinicbased physiotherapy (Group 2) and ≥4 sessions of clinic-based physiotherapy (Group 3) were analysed. Outcomes measures included the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMQ), Short Form-36 Physical (SF-36 PCS) and Mental Subscale Components (SF-36 MCS), …