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ArticleOpen access journal of sports medicine2020

Simplified Measurement of Maximum Strength After Knee Surgery: Application-Based Knee-Training Device Compared to Isokinetic Testing.

Hauke Horstmann, Pascal Medico, Florian Lasch, Werner Krutsch, Thomas Sanjay Weber-Spickschen

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Hauke HorstmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany.
Pascal MedicoInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany.
Florian LaschInstitute for Biometry, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4889-0212
Werner KrutschTrauma Department, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93053, Germany.
Thomas Sanjay Weber-SpickschenInstitute of Sports Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover 30625, Germany.

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contextIsokinetic testing is used as a standard tool in measuring strength in professional athletes. It is often used to evaluate improvement during rehabilitation. The disadvantages of isokinetic testing include its costs, the fact that it is not portable, and its risk of injury, which makes it not suitable for early postoperative rehabilitation. HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the results of the isokinetic testing and the measurements of an application-based knee-training device. STUDY

designExploratory diagnostic study.

methodsIn this monocentric study, 100 subjects performed an isokinetic maximum strength examination and an assessment on the application-based knee-training device in a randomized order. The isokinetic testing was based on the Swiss Olympic protocol with 3 sets of 5 repetitions of maximum strength testing for flexion and extension. The subjects consisted of 50 healthy professional athletes and 50 healthy recreational athletes, half male and half female, between the ages of 18 to 30 years old.

resultsNo medical or technical issues were reported. The analysis of the relationship between application-based knee-training device and extension showed a Pearson correlation coefficient of r=0.667 for the left knee and r=0.604 for the right knee. For flexion, the Pearson correlation coefficient was r=0.640 for the left side and r=0.673 for the right side. When strength measured by the application-based knee-training device was adjusted for height and weight of the subjects, the Pearson correlation was even stronger (extension left: r=0.727, right: r=0.689; flexion left: r=0.641, right: r=0.711).

conclusionThe study shows a moderate to high correlation between isokinetic testing and the application-based knee-training device. These results suggest that the application-based knee-training device is effective for early strength rehabilitation without the risk of injury.

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app-based rehabilitationexergameisokineticknee

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PMID32158284
PMCPMC6986169

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