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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 Jun;467(6):1493-500.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-0801-2. Epub 2009 Mar 31.

Reversing muscle and mobility deficits 1 to 4 years after TKA: a pilot study

Paul C LaStayo  1 , Whitney Meier, Robin L Marcus, Ryan Mizner, Lee Dibble, Christopher Peters
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Reversing muscle and mobility deficits 1 to 4 years after TKA: a pilot study

Paul C LaStayo et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Muscle and mobility deficits can persist for years after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The purposes of this study were (1) to determine if 12 weeks of rehabilitation with resistance exercise induces increases in muscle size, strength, and mobility in individuals 1 to 4 years after a TKA; and (2) to compare the muscle and mobility outcomes of a traditional resistance exercise rehabilitation program with a rehabilitation program focused on eccentric resistance exercise. Seventeen individuals (13 women, four men; mean age, 68 years; age range, 55-80 years) with either a unilateral or bilateral TKA (total of 24 knees) were included in this matched and randomized repeated-measures rehabilitation pilot trial. Increases in quadriceps muscle volume and knee extension strength followed 12 weeks of eccentric exercise. Improvements were also noted in four mobility tests. Similar improvements were noted in the traditional group in two mobility tests. An increase in muscle size and strength and an improvement in levels of mobility can occur after 12 weeks of resistance exercise in older individuals 1 to 4 years after TKA. When the exercise mode focuses on eccentric resistance, the muscle growth response is greater as is the improvement in important mobility tasks.

Level of evidence: Level II, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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Fig. 1
High muscle forces are generated on an eccentric stepper powered by a 3-horsepower motor that drives the pedals. As the pedals move toward the participant (largest arrow), the rider resists by applying force to the pedals (arrow at foot level). Because the magnitude of force produced by the motor exceeds that produced by the rider, the leg extensors (arrows in thigh) work eccentrically (lengthening), creating negative work.
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