Effects of knee extension exercise starting within 4 h after total knee arthroplasty.

Masafumi KubotaYasuo KokuboTsuyoshi MiyazakiHideaki MatsuoHiroaki NaruseKazuki ShoujiSeiichiro ShimadaAkihiko Matsumine

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2021)

Starting knee extension exercise within 4 h after TKA reduced the early loss of extension range of motion and improved gait pattern and seemed to contribute to be better functional outcome one year after surgery.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
high intensity
physical activity
knee osteoarthritis
resistance training
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
mass spectrometry
high resolution
chronic pain
patient satisfaction