OBJECTIVES: Arthritis, surgery, and traumatic injury of the knee joint are associated with
long-lasting inability to fully activate the quadriceps muscle, a process known as arthrogenic …

Purpose Despite the high incidence of falls in patients with OA, few studies have explored
whether falls risk is affected after patients undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Therefore …

Study Design Prospective cohort study. Objectives To measure changes in muscle strength,
range of motion, and function from 2 weeks before to 6 months after total knee arthroplasty …

Background Tourniquet use during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves visibility and
reduces intraoperative blood loss. However, tourniquet use may also have a negative …

OBJECTIVE: People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are thought to walk with high loads at the
knee which are yet to be quantified using modeling techniques that account for subject …

Study Design Prospective cohort study with an age-matched and sex-matched control
group. Objectives To assess the clinical outcomes of a high-intensity rehabilitation program …

Holm B, Kristensen MT, Bencke J, Husted H, Kehlet H, Bandholm T. Loss of knee-extension
strength is related to knee swelling after total knee arthroplasty. OBJECTIVE: To examine …

Rahmann AE, Brauer SG, Nitz JC. A specific inpatient aquatic physiotherapy program
improves strength after total hip or knee replacement surgery: a randomized controlled trial …

This study determined how total knee arthroplasty (TKA) altered knee motion and loading
during gait. Three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic gait patterns of 42 patients with severe …

Background Patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) often experience strength
deficits both pre-and post-operatively. As these deficits may have a direct impact on …