DIGITAL PREHABILITATION REDUCES LENGTH OF STAY IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Introduction Provision of prehabilitation prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) through a digital mobile application is a novel concept. The primary aim of our research is to determine whether provision of prehabilitation through a mobile digital application impacts length of stay (LOS), requirement for inpatient rehabilitation and hospital-associated costs after TKA. Our study hypothesis is that a mobile digital application provides a low resource, cost effective method of delivering prehabilitation prior to TKA. Methods An observational, retrospective analysis was performed on a consecutive case series of 64 patients who underwent TKA by a single surgeon over a 21-month period. Pre operative Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) were collected on all patients. The first group of patients (control) did not undergo prehabilitation, the subsequent group of patients (experimental) were offered prehabilitation through a mobile application called PhysiTrack. The e...