Skip to main content

Table 4 Characteristics of the exercise interventions

From: Therapeutic validity and effectiveness of exercise interventions after lower limb-salvage surgery for sarcoma: a systematic review

Study

Exercise intervention

Control intervention

Setting

Exercise type

Session duration

Frequency

Programme start and duration

Intensity

Description

Frequency

Intensity

Morri [31]

Inpatient

Functional

45

2/d, 2-6d/w, every 3w

1dPO; 6mo

Individualised ≤ 2wPO: PWB

 > 2wPO: FWB

NA

NA

NA

Morri [32]

Supervised, inpatient

Functional

45

2/d, 2-6d/w, every 3w

1dPO; 6mo

Individualised

PWB or FWB

NA

NA

NA

Morri [33]

Inpatient

Functional

45

2/d, 2-6d/w, every 3w

1dPO; 6mo

NR

Retrospectively chosen patients, usual care with functional exercise

2/d, 2-6d/w, every 3w

NR

Pitera [34]

Inpatient

Functional

Protocol Shehadeh [35]

Protocol Shehadeh [35]

1dPO; NR

 ≤ 6wPO: PWB

 > 6wPO: FWB

NA

NA

NA

Shehadeh [35]

Supervised, inpatient and outpatient

Functional

NR

 < 6wPO: 2–4/w

 > 6wPO: 1–2/w

1dPO; 4-8mo

NR

NA

NA

NA

Tsauo [36]

Inpatient

Functional

NR

NR

 < 1dPO; > 1y

NR

Healthy controls and patients’ sound knees, no intervention

NA

NA

Zhang [37]

Inpatient

Functional

15–45

4 or 8/d

6hPO; > 2w

Prehab: 10 reps, 5–10 sets

 ≥ 2wPO: 20 reps

Prospectively chosen patients, CPM

2–3 h/d (for 2w)

 ≥ 30°, 45 s cycle

  1. NA not applicable, NR not reported, h hour(s), d day(s), w week(s), mo month, y year, PO postoperative, PWB partial weight bearing, FWB full weight bearing, CPM continuous passive motion