Determinants of co-contraction during walking before and after arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis

Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis patients co-contract in knee-related muscle pairs during walking. The determinants of this co-contraction remain insufficiently clear. Methods A heterogeneous group of 14 patients was measured before and one year after knee arthroplasty, and compared to 12 hea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical biomechanics (Bristol) 2012-06, Vol.27 (5), p.485-494
Hauptverfasser:	Fallah-Yakhdani, Hamid R, Abbasi-Bafghi, Hamid, Meijer, Onno G, Bruijn, Sjoerd M, van den Dikkenberg, Nicolette, Benedetti, Maria-Grazia, van Dieën, Jaap H
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Arthroplasty (knee) Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Co-contraction Gait Humans Knee arthroplasty Knee Joint - physiopathology Knee Joint - surgery Knee osteoarthritis Lyapunov exponent Malalignment Male Middle Aged Muscle Contraction Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology Osteoarthritis, Knee - physiopathology Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Postural Balance Stability Walking
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