ArticlePhysical therapy research2020
Importance of knee flexion range of motion during the acute phase after total knee arthroplasty.
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- Probiotics improve functional performance in patients with osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Early outcome measurement of the effectiveness of conventional physical therapy versus continuous passive motion in knee function following retrograde femoral nailing-a prospective randomized controlled trial.International orthopaedics · 2023Trial
- Unilateral Strength Training after Total Knee Arthroplasty Leads to Similar or Better Effects on Strength and Flexibility than Bilateral Strength Training - A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- Smoking quitting promotes neuromuscular and cartilage recovery in knee osteoarthritis.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
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- Assessing the Prognostic Value of Gait Speed to Functional Milestones Status Post Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.Cureus · 2025Article
- Postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty for posttraumatic arthritis: A randomised controlled trial comparing patient-controlled intravenous analgesia, continuous femoral/sciatic nerve block and continuous local infiltration analgesia.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Prediction of Range of Motion in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty by Shear Wave Elastography.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- No Difference in Early Range of Motion Between CORI Robotic-TKA and Conventional-TKA: A Single-Surgeon Series.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Driving Performance and Lower Limb Motor Function After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using a Driving Simulator: A Pilot Study on Elucidating Factors Influencing Accelerator and Brake Operations.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Periarticular Versus Intravenous Corticosteroids in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Review
- Clinical and functional outcomes of locked plating vs. cerclage compression wiring for AO type C patellar fractures- a retrospective single-center cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Metformin effects on plasma zonulin levels correlate with enhanced physical performance in osteoarthritis patients with diabetes.Inflammopharmacology · 2024Article
- Fixed-Bearing and Higher Postoperative Knee Flexion Angle as Predictors of Satisfaction in Asian Patients Undergoing Posterior-Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigate the association with knee flexion range of motion (ROM) during the acute phases and that at 12 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We also clarified the cut-off ROM during the acute phases in predicting the goal of knee flexion ROM at 12 months.
methodsIn this retrospective study, 193 patients with knee osteoarthritis (female:144 patients, age:73.2 ± 7.7 years) who underwent unilateral TKA at an orthopedic clinic were recruited. They underwent assessments of knee flexion ROM at 5 days, 1 month, and 12 months after TKA. The goal of knee flexion ROM at 12 months after TKA was set at 120°. Single and logistic-regression analyses were performed with the dependent variables including the outcome of the goal of knee flexion ROM at 12 months, and the independent variables included knee flexion ROM at 5 days and 1 month, separately. We calculated the cut-off ROM at 5 days and 1 month for predicting the goal of knee flexion ROM at 12 months with receiver operating curve analysis.
resultsKnee flexion ROM at 5 days and 1 month were significantly associated with the goal of that at 12 months (p < 0.01). The cut-off ROM were 85° at 5 days and 105° at 1 month separately.
conclusionsOur results suggest the importance of early improvement in knee flexion ROM after TKA, and that at 1 month postoperatively indicates the likelihood of achievement of the goal of knee flexion ROM at 12 months after TKA.
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