This study is designed as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial. The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and feasibility of a wearable device-based telerehabilitation approach for postoperative recovery in patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for discoid meniscus injury. The core research questions to be addressed are: to compare the effects of two postoperative rehabilitation methods (clinic rehabilitation versus telerehabilitation) on knee function scores in patients after arthroscopic discoid meniscus surgery; and to compare patient satisfaction, rehabilitation adherence, and clinical benefit between the two postoperative rehabilitation interventions. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the clinic rehabilitation group or the telerehabilitation group. The telerehabilitation group will undergo digital rehabilitation using wearable devices and a telerehabilitation system postoperatively, while the clinic rehabilitation group will receive one-on-one exercise rehabilitation sessions in an outpatient setting. Both groups will be followed up for six months postoperatively, with assessments scheduled at multiple time points: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively. The primary outcome measures focus on clinical functional improvement, including range of motion (ROM), weight-bearing progression, muscle strength, swelling, limb circumference, functional scores (Visual Analog Scale \[VAS\] for pain, Tegner activity scale, International Knee Documentation Committee \[IKDC\] subjective form, Lysholm knee score, Ikeuchi meniscus postoperative functional score), three-dimensional gait analysis parameters, and return-to-sports evaluation. Secondary outcomes include patient satisfaction, rehabilitation adherence, imaging findings, and complication assessment.
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Lysholm knee scoring scale
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Visual Analog Scale
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
IKDC Subjective Knee Evaluation Form
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Tegner score
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Three-dimensional gait analysis
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 24 weeks postoperatively.
Knee range of motion
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Limb Circumference
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Muscle Strength
Timeframe: preoperatively, and at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks postoperatively.
Return to Sport Assessment
Timeframe: at 24 weeks postoperatively