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Effect of a preoperative home exercise programs on mobility and function following TKA

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May 2014

Effect of a preoperative home exercise programs on mobility and function following TKA

Vol: 3| Issue: 5| Number:40| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Range of motion after total knee arthroplasty: the effect of a preoperative home exercise program

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Mar;22(3):703-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-012-2349-z.

Contributing Authors:
F Matassi J Duerinckx H Vandenneucker J Bellemans

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122 patients with non-inflammatory osteoarthritis scheduled to undergo primary unilateral TKA were randomized to complete a home exercise program 6 weeks before surgery, or not. This study aimed to determine whether this preoperative intervention would improve mobility and function following TKA. Patients experienced significant improvements in passive and active flexion, extension, and knee score...

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