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Funded Project Details - FY2023




Project Number:

I01RX002417-01A1
Title: Optimizing Physical Activity Outcomes for Veterans After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Principal Investigator:

Cory Christiansen

Location: Denver, CO
Congressional District Code: 1
Research Service: Rehabilitation R&D
Project Period: December 2017 - May 2023
FY 2023 Funding Amount: $0
Total Award Amount
(all years):
$1,077,824
Abstract: View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER
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Excerpt:

More than 700,000 total knee arthroplasty surgeries are performed annually to alleviate pain and disability associated with osteoarthritis; a chronic, degenerative condition present in 43% of Veterans using VA services. Although total knee arthroplasty intervention improves pain and self-reported physical function, objective physical activity remains low and nearly unchanged from pre-surgery levels up to one year after rehabilitation. These data suggest that current conventional rehabilitation,...



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