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We aimed to map the existing literature on exercise-based rehabilitation following lower-limb revascularisation in patients with PAD and summarise key intervention features and reported outcomes. Data Sources: PubMed\/MEDLINE, Embase, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched from inception to identify relevant studies. Review Methods: This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Studies involving adult patients with PAD or chronic limb-threatening ischaemia who underwent lower-limb revascularisation and participated in postoperative exercise or rehabilitation programmes were included. Two reviewers independently screened studies and extracted data on study characteristics, intervention components, and outcomes. Findings were synthesised descriptively and presented in tables and narrative summaries. Results: Fourteen studies were included. Rehabilitation programmes showed substantial heterogeneity in exercise modality, timing of initiation, intensity, supervision, and duration. Walking-based exercise was the most commonly reported modality. Sessions typically lasted 20\u201360 min. Exercise frequency ranged from daily inpatient mobilisation or 6 days\/week during early rehabilitation to two to five sessions\/week in outpatient or home-based programmes, and programme length ranged from inpatient-only rehabilitation to 12 months. The most frequently reported outcomes were measures of walking capacity, including treadmill walking distance and the 6 min walk test. In contrast, limb-related outcomes (e.g., wound healing, limb salvage, and reintervention) and safety outcomes were less frequently reported. Conclusions: Exercise-based rehabilitation after lower-limb revascularisation in patients with PAD demonstrates considerable variability in programme characteristics and outcome measures. Although most studies focus on walking performance, key outcomes\u2014particularly limb-related events and safety\u2014remain underreported. Future research should establish standardised postoperative rehabilitation protocols and evaluate a broader range of clinically relevant outcomes, especially in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diseases14090311","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]],"date-time":"2026-08-26T15:04:32Z","timestamp":1787756672000},"page":"311","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Exercise-Based Rehabilitation Following Lower-Limb Revascularisation in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Scoping Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Shinichi","family":"Watanabe","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gifu University of Health Science, 2-92 Higashiuzura, Gifu-City 500-8281, Gifu, Japan"},{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, 4-1-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0001, Aichi, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-6354-6599","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Takayasu","family":"Koike","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gifu University of Health Science, 2-92 Higashiuzura, Gifu-City 500-8281, Gifu, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kenji","family":"Tsujimoto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gifu University of Health Science, 2-92 Higashiuzura, Gifu-City 500-8281, Gifu, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-7430-2647","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryoma","family":"Tahara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gifu University of Health Science, 2-92 Higashiuzura, Gifu-City 500-8281, Gifu, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomohiko","family":"Kamo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gunma Paz University, 1-7-1 Tonyamachi, Takasaki 370-0006, Gunma, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Katsuyoshi","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun 411-8777, Shizuoka, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-8250-9755","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Keisuke","family":"Suzuki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Gifu University of Health Science, 2-92 Higashiuzura, Gifu-City 500-8281, Gifu, Japan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1329","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(13)61249-0","article-title":"Comparison of global estimates of prevalence and risk factors for peripheral artery disease in 2000 and 2010: A systematic review and analysis","volume":"382","author":"Fowkes","year":"2013","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e1020","DOI":"10.1016\/S2214-109X(19)30255-4","article-title":"Global, regional, and national prevalence and risk factors for peripheral artery disease in 2015: An updated systematic review and analysis","volume":"7","author":"Song","year":"2019","journal-title":"Lancet Glob. 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