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Kinesiotape® Application for Postoperative Edema Management after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Spendley James B.,
Saeed Kashif,
Dysico Gerard L.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2013.08.131
Subject(s) - center (category theory) , medicine , library science , computer science , crystallography , chemistry
Case Description: A 71 year old female status post bilateral total knee arthroplasties secondary to advanced osteoarthritis, was admitted on post operative day 5, for a 10 day course of acute inpatient rehabilitation. Circumferential measurements were recorded daily on each knee; at the joint line, 7cm superior and 5cm inferior the joint line. Kinesiotape® was applied to the left knee, using a lymphatic drainage technique for edema management, with the right knee used as an internal control. Additionally, passive range of motion (PROM) and active range of motion (AROM) of the knee were measured on admission and discharge. Setting: Hospital-based acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. Results: After 10 days, the knee with application of Kinesiotape® demonstrated a reduction in total circumference at measurement sites versus an overall increase in total circumference of the control knee. Compared to admission, AROM and PROM recordings on discharge showed a greater increase in the knee with Kinesiotape® compared to the control knee. Additionally, patient had marked improvement in post-operative ecchymosis and erythema in areas underneath applied Kinesiotape®.