TY - CHAP
T1 - Sports after total knee prosthesis
AU - Akkawi, Ibrahim
AU - Bruni, Danilo
AU - Iacono, Francesco
AU - Raspugli, Giovanni Francesco
AU - Grassi, Alberto
AU - Gagliardi, Michele
AU - Zaffagnini, Stefano
AU - Marcacci, Maurilio
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common diseases of the elderly. Its treatment should be initially nonoperative. If conservative therapy fails and the painful knee is restricting the patient from doing normal daily activities, then a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery should be considered. Although pain relief has historically been the primary indication for TKA, patients are now preferring TKA to maintain an active lifestyle. Published guidelines concerning activity after TKA surgery recommend low-contact, low-impact athletic activity and discourage high-contact, high-impact athletic activity to theoretically prevent implant fixation failure and to minimize joint-bearing surface wear.
AB - Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common diseases of the elderly. Its treatment should be initially nonoperative. If conservative therapy fails and the painful knee is restricting the patient from doing normal daily activities, then a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery should be considered. Although pain relief has historically been the primary indication for TKA, patients are now preferring TKA to maintain an active lifestyle. Published guidelines concerning activity after TKA surgery recommend low-contact, low-impact athletic activity and discourage high-contact, high-impact athletic activity to theoretically prevent implant fixation failure and to minimize joint-bearing surface wear.
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U2 - 10.1007/10.1007/978-3-642-36569-0_198
DO - 10.1007/10.1007/978-3-642-36569-0_198
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84956996543
SN - 9783642365690
SN - 9783642365683
SP - 2475
EP - 2480
BT - Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation, Second Edition
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -