Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Primary, unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
- * Age 50 years or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Surgical complication necessitating an altered course of rehabilitation
- * Unable to attend outpatient rehabilitation 2x/week for 3 weeks following surgery
- * Inability to don/doff garment
- * Neurological, cardiovascular, or unstable orthopedic conditions that limit function
- * Medical conditions that cause chronic lower extremity swelling
- * Contralateral TKA within past year
- * Pain \>5/10 in their contralateral knee or definite plans on having their other knee replaced in the next year
- * Current tobacco smoker
- * Use of illegal drugs
- * Uncontrolled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c level \>8.0)
- * Body mass index \>40 kg/m2
Ages Eligible for Study:
50 Years to 120 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes