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The comprehensive Joint Replacement Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facilities and Nursing Treatment Sites 1 and 2 studies presented in this issue of
the Archives by DeJong and colleagues focus on an important issue facing U.S.
rehabilitation today: the comparative effectiveness of alternative rehabilitation
settings for the management of conditions such as joint replacement. Although
there are hints in the data that patients receiving care in inpatient
rehabilitation facilities compared with those treated in skilled nursing
facilities may have slightly better recoveries of physical function, the evidence
is weaker than for a number of other conditions. It is important to look beyond
the question of which setting is best, toward gaining a deeper understanding of
the elements within these settings that most enhance outcomes.

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