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Elastic Resistance Training vs Standard Rehab Post-TKR in Overweight Elderly Women with Knee OA

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May 2021

Elastic Resistance Training vs Standard Rehab Post-TKR in Overweight Elderly Women with Knee OA

Vol: 30| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:2

Effects of Elastic Resistance Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes Linked to the ICF Core Sets for Osteoarthritis after Total Knee Replacement in Overweight and Obese Older Women with Sarcopenia Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

J Clin Med. 2020 Jul 11;9(7): 2194.

Contributing Authors:
CD Liao YS Chiu JW Ku SW Huang TH Liou

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Forty overweight elderly women with knee osteoarthritis (OA) undergoing unilateral, total knee replacement were randomized to receive standard care (n=20) (i.e., knee OA-related education, pharmacological therapy, and physical therapy) or elastic resistance exercise training (n=20) post-surgery. The primary outcome of interest was skeletal muscle mass, including leg lean mass and arm lean mass whi...

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