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The impact of VR\u2010based rehabilitation on results after lower limb surgeries is examined in this systematic analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>Evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality and related technologies in postoperative lower limb rehabilitation using a systematic study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>systematic review of relevant literature (PROSPERO ID: CRD42024605158).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The databases PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, PEDro, and Google Scholar were used to search for the literature. To identify papers that satisfied the inclusion criteria, titles, abstracts, and then the full texts were screened. The methodological qualities of the studies were evaluated using the 11\u2010point PEDro scale. 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