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Predictors of inpatient rehabilitation after total knee replacement: an analysis of private hospital claims data

Steven G Faux and Lee Laycock
Med J Aust 2019; 210 (2): . || doi: 10.5694/mja2.12073
Published online: 4 February 2019

To the Editor: In reply to Shilling and colleagues,1 the Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand refers the authors and readers to our position statement regarding referral for rehabilitation in the home after total knee replacement (TKR).2


  • 1 St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
  • 2 Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand, Cairns, QLD.


Correspondence: sfaux@stvincents.com.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

  • 1. Schilling C, Keating C, Barker A, et al. Predictors of inpatient rehabilitation after total knee replacement: an analysis of private hospital claims data. Med J Aust 2018; 209: 222–227. https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2018/209/5/predictors-inpatient-rehabilitation-after-total-knee-replacement-analysis
  • 2. Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand Private Practice Special Interest Group. Position statement on rehabilitation following total knee replacement. Cairns: RMSANZ; 2018. https://rmsanz.net/uploads/Updates/180503%20FINAL%20Positon%20Statement%20on%20Rehabilitation%20following%20TKR.pdf (viewed Nov 2018).
  • 3. Mahomed NN, Davis AM, Hawker G, et al. Inpatient compared with home‐based rehabilitation following primary unilateral total hip or knee replacement; a randomised controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008; 90: 1673–1680.
  • 4. Buhagiar MA, Naylor JM, Harris IA, et al. Effect of inpatient rehabilitation vs a monitored home‐based program on mobility in patients with total knee arthroplasty: the HIHO randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2017; 317: 1037–1046.
  • 5. Buhagiar MA, Naylor JM, Simpson G, et al. Understanding consumer and clinician preferences and decision making for rehabilitation following arthroplasty in the private sector. BMC Health Serv Res 2017; 17: 415.

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