Functional Performance Tests Following Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Andrei Machado Viegas da Trindade *
Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Municipal Hospital of Aparecida de Goiânia (HMAP), Aparecida de Goiânia- 74936-600, Brazil, Health Sciences Program, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo -01221-020, Brazil and Faculty of Medicine, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis-75083-515, Brazil.
Leonardo Pinheiro Rezende
Faculty of Medicine, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis-75083-515, Brazil.
Rodolfo Borges Parreira
Human Movement and Rehabilitation Graduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGELICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.
Cláudio Santili
Health Sciences Program, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo -01221-020, Brazil.
Cláudia Santos Oliveira
Health Sciences Program, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo -01221-020, Brazil and Human Movement and Rehabilitation Graduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGELICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To outline a protocol for a scoping review that will systematically map and synthesize the literature on the use of the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), 2-Minute Walk Test (2MWT), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and other standardized walk tests for assessing functional performance in patients following unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA).
Study Design: Scoping review protocol.
Place and Duration of Study: Not applicable (Literature review protocol).
Methodology: This scoping review will be conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). A comprehensive search will be performed in PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and PEDro databases, supplemented by a grey literature search. Two independent reviewers will screen studies for eligibility, extract data, and chart the results. The Population, Concept, and Context (PCC) framework will guide eligibility: adults with unilateral TKA (Population), use of 6MWT, 2MWT, TUG, or standardized walk tests (Concept), in a post-operative.
Results: This is a protocol study; no results are presented at this stage.
Conclusion: The findings from this review are expected to identify the extent and nature of the evidence on functional performance tests in the unilateral TKA population. We anticipate this work will highlight variations in testing protocols, identify research gaps, and provide a foundation for standardizing assessment methods, which is essential for improving the synthesis of clinical trial data and guiding evidence-based rehabilitation practices.
Keywords: Scoping review, total knee arthroplasty, functional performance, 6-minute walk test, timed up and go, rehabilitation, measurement properties