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Progressive strength training not superior for functional rehabilitation following TKA

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March 2015

Progressive strength training not superior for functional rehabilitation following TKA

Vol: 4| Issue: 3| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Early progressive strength training to enhance recovery after fast-track total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Dec;66(12):1856-66.

Contributing Authors:
TL Jakobsen H Kehlet H Husted J Petersen T Bandholm

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Synopsis

82 patients who had undergone unilateral primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) were randomized to either a group which underwent supervised physical rehabilitation with progressive strength training (PST), or a group which did the same without PST. This was done to assess the effect of PST on knee functional performance following fast-track TKA. Patients' functional performance was measured using ...

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