title: New approach for the rehabilitation of patients following total knee arthroplasty.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of a biomechanical therapy on gait, function and clinical condition in patients following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventeen TKA patients participated in the study. Patients received a biomechanical therapy AposTherapy). Patients underwent a gait test, clinical examination and an assessment of pain, function and quality of life (QOL). Patients were examined again at one, three and six month follow-ups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant improvement over time was found in most gait measurements. Significant improvements were also found in pain, function and QOL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The examined biomechanical therapy may help in the rehabilitation process following TKA.
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, Herzliya 46733, Israel.
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elbaz
authors.affiliation: Biorobotics and Biomechanics Lab, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
authors.forename: Eytan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Debbi
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, Herzliya 46733, Israel.
authors.forename: Ganit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, Herzliya 46733, Israel.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin 70300, Israel.
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bar-Ziv
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Velkes
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84101, Israel.
authors.forename: Vadim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Benkovich
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv 64239, Israel.
authors.forename: Nadav
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shasha
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, Herzliya 46733, Israel.
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shoham-Blonder
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Barzilay Medical Center, Ashkelon 78306, Israel.
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Debi
keywords: Arthroplasty; Gait; Knee; Rehabilitation
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