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Closure of knees in flexion versus extension, and effect on ROM, function, and strength

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March 2015

Closure of knees in flexion versus extension, and effect on ROM, function, and strength

Vol: 4| Issue: 3| Number:19| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effect of surgical closing in total knee arthroplasty at flexion or extension: a prospective, randomized study

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Dec;22(12):3067-73

Contributing Authors:
E Kömürcü HY Yüksel M Ersöz CN Aktekin O Hapa L Çelebi A Akbal A Biçimoğlu

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29 patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty were randomized to have wound closure performed with the knee in flexion or extension. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether there were any differences in knee range of motion, patient-reported function, or isokinetic strength between knees based on position of the knee during surgical closure. Results were assessed at 1 month postopera...

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