Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Edition

Publisher

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Publication Date

5-1-2005

Volume

87

Issue

5

Disciplines

Rehabilitation and Therapy

Abstract

While total knee arthroplasty reduces pain and provides a functional range of motion of the knee, quadriceps weakness and reduced functional capacity typically are still present one year after surgery. The purpose of the present investigation was to determine the role of failure of voluntary muscle activation and muscle atrophy in theearly loss of quadriceps strength after surgery.

DOI

10.2106

Rights

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