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Abstract
Background: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating, musculoskeletal condition that affects millions. The increase in prevalence and its economic impact on healthcare and society raise the need for additional non-surgical interventions.
Objective: To assess the referral rates to secondary care consultation and clinical outcomes in patients with severe knee OA treated with a home-based, non-surgical intervention.
Design: This was a retrospective audit on 571 patients with knee OA who met the clinical criteria for total knee replacement (TKR) and received the service between October 2015 and March 2020.
Methods: Patients were treated with a non-surgical, home-based, biomechanical intervention that aims to reduce pain and improve function, involving a foot-worn device for gait rehabilitation. The device is adjusted to the patient based on their gait patterns and clinical symptoms. Patients are advised to use the device at home or work and continue their routine. Patients are also advised to return to follow-up appointments to readjust the device and treatment plan. The primary outcome measure was the referral rates to secondary care consultation. Secondary outcomes included patient-reported outcome measures to assess pain and function and a computerised gait test. Follow-up time was between 1 and 6 years post-treatment initiation with a mean follow-up time of 1308.1 (SD = 473.4) days (i.e. 3.5 years.).
Results: There were 65 (11.4%) referrals for secondary consultation with an average follow-up of 3.5 years. The mean days to referral was 480.9 (SD = 399.2) days. Of all referrals, 48% (n = 31) occurred during the first year of treatment, and 32% (n = 21) occurred during the second year. The rest were after more than 2 years of treatment.Significant improvements were seen in all clinical outcomes, including a reduction in pain and an improvement in function and gait patterns (p < 0.05 for all).
Conclusion: Utilising this intervention as a non-surgical option for patients with knee OA who met the clinical criteria for TKR led to a significant reduction in pain and improvement in function after 3 months that was maintained for up to 3 years. Most patients (89%) did not proceed to secondary care consultation during their time in treatment for up to 6 years.
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