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No Difference in AKSS, ROM or Muscle Strength When Closing Wound with Knee Flexed vs Extended in TKA

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August 2019

No Difference in AKSS, ROM or Muscle Strength When Closing Wound with Knee Flexed vs Extended in TKA

Vol: 8| Issue: 8| Number:31| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The Role of Surgical Closure Position in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Flexion versus Extension-A Randomized Prospective Study

J Knee Surg. 2019 Jul;32(7):624-629.

Contributing Authors:
M Pepe E Calisal O Kocadal E Bicer S Taskin CN Aktekin

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Synopsis

81 patients scheduled for primary total knee arthroplasty for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive wound closure with the knee either in flexion (90deg) or extension. Outcomes of interest included the knee and function sub-scores of the American Knee Society Score (AKSS), knee range of motion in flexion, and isokinetic muscle strength (peak torque, total work, peak torqu...

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