Quadriceps muscle activity during commonly used strength training exercises shortly after total knee arthroplasty: implications for home-based exercise-selection

Quadriceps muscle activity during commonly used strength training exercises shortly after total knee arthroplasty: implications for home-based exercise-selection

Abstract Background In the early phase after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA), patients experience multi-level weakness in the operated leg, which is caused primarily by reduced central nervous system (CNS) activation failure of the muscles - especially the knee extensors (quadriceps muscle). Whether...

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Main Authors: Thomas Linding Jakobsen, Markus Due Jakobsen, Lars Louis Andersen, Henrik Husted, Henrik Kehlet, Thomas Bandholm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
Subjects:
Total knee arthroplasty
Strength training
Electromyography
Rehabilitation
Exercise
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40634-019-0193-5

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