In-home versus hospital preoperative balance and proprioceptive training in patients undergoing TKR; rationale, design, and method of a randomized controlled trial

In-home versus hospital preoperative balance and proprioceptive training in patients undergoing TKR; rationale, design, and method of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Severe knee osteoarthritis, as well as the surgical procedure of total knee replacement that aims to reduce its symptoms, cause great deterioration on the proprioceptive system. Taking this fact into account, and considering that balance abilities positively influence the capacit...

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Main Authors: José-María Blasco, Celedonia Igual-Camacho, Sergio Roig-Casasús
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Total knee replacement
Total knee arthroplasty
Balance
Proprioception
Sensorimotor
Preoperative intervention
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1887-4

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