The Effect of Intensive Close-Kinetic-Chain Exercises on Functionality and Balance Confidence After Total Knee Arthroplasty
| Autor: | George Papathanasiou, Theano Thonga, Sophia Stasi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation business.industry General Engineering Total knee arthroplasty Close kinetic chain exercise close kinetic chain exercise primary total knee arthroplasty Orthopedics postoperative physiotherapy intervention Exercise program Berg Balance Scale Physical therapy balance confidence Medicine Other General health Analysis of variance business functionality Timed up and go Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.18965 |
| Popis: | Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an additional close-kinetic-chain exercise program (CKC-PT), in conjunction with the standard physiotherapy intervention (TKA-PT), on the general health status, functionality, balance confidence, and postoperative falls of knee osteoarthritic patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Patients and methods Thirty community-dwellers, aged >65 years, were randomized into equal groups. The Greek versions of the SF-36 version1.0 (SF-36v1.0-Gr), WOMAC® (WOMAC®-Gr), Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC-Greek), Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and Berg Balance Scale were assessed preoperatively and twice postoperatively (7th week and 12th month). Non-parametric (Mann-Whitney test) and parametric (two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) model and student t-test) analyses were used to compare the percentage changes in all variables. Results The CKC-PT group reported better (%) functional improvement (WOMAC®-Gr Physical Function subscale) and higher (%) balance confidence (ABS-Greek) at the seventh week and twelfth month as compared to TKA-PT (p |
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