title: [Isokinetic evaluation and gait study in patients undergoing arthroplasty of the knee: verification of the efficacy of rehabilitation].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri, IRCCS.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brignoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Felicetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bazzini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozzi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rovescala
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zaffarana
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged