[Isokinetic evaluation and gait study in patients undergoing arthroplasty of the knee: verification of the efficacy of rehabilitation].
In this work the Authors have studied the efficacy of a standardized rehabilitative trial in patients with knee arthroplasty using an isokinetic technique and walking evaluation. 20 patients affected by gonarthrosis were evaluated: each of them underwent on one side an isokinetic evaluation before and 60 days after surgery, and on the other side a step evaluation, at the begin of limb charging and 60 days after surgery. The isokinetic parameters (strength, work, power) showed a sharp decrease of absolute values as compared to the preoperative situation, while in the walking evaluation the time reduction still remains in the first impact of the foot.
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Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged