Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA, a current member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee, was one of 11 panel members at the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Consensus Development Conference on Total Knee Replacement (TKR).Anthony Delitto, PT, PhD, FAPTA FAPTA Fellows of the American Physical Therapy Association , a current member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee, was one of 11 panel members at the National Institute of Health's (NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ) Consensus Development Conference on Total Knee Replacement (TKR TKR Total Knee Replacement TKR Team Knight Rider (TV show) TKR Team Kiwi Racing TKR Tusen Kronor (Swedish currency) TKR Te Kohanga Reo (New Zealand) ). Citing more than 20 years of follow-up data and literature, the panel found that TKR is a safe and cost-effective therapy for those with intractable and permanent knee pain and disability. The consensus conference statement addressed current indications and outcomes for primary TKR; how specific characteristics of the patient, material, and design of the prosthesis prosthesis (prŏs`thĭsĭs): see artificial limb. prosthesis Artificial substitute for a missing part of the body, usually an arm or leg. and surgical factors affect the short- and long-term outcomes of primary TKR; perioperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. interventions that influence outcomes; indications, approaches, and outcomes for revision of TKR; disparities in the utilization of TKR in different populations; and the direction for future research. The consensus conference statement is available online at consensus.nih.gov/cons/117/ 117cdc_intro.htm. |
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