Efficacy of pre-operative quadriceps strength training on knee-extensor strength before and shortly following total knee arthroplasty: protocol for a randomized, dose-response trial (The QUADX-1 trial)

BACKGROUND: Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) report knee pain, limitation in physical activities and low quality of life. The two primary treatments for knee OA are non-surgical treatment (e.g., exercise) and surgery (total knee arthroplasty (TKA)); however, national guidelines recommend non-s...

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Autores principales: Husted, Rasmus Skov, Troelsen, Anders, Thorborg, Kristian, Rathleff, Michael Skovdal, Husted, Henrik, Bandholm, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29347947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2366-9

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