Quadriceps Avoidance After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Descriptive Study

Background: Quadriceps avoidance is a reflex deficit disorder of quadriceps activation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) that can lead to abnormal gait kinematics. It patient apprehension due pain, prevent induces deforming forces at the joint. Aim: To describe frequency ‘quadriceps avoidance’ among patients arthroplasty. Study Design: Descriptive case series. Methodology: The study sample size comprised 55 post-TKA (Male: 16; Female: 39), who were ages 40-80 years. Participants recruited had undergone unilateral replacement and attended an outpatient physiotherapy clinic Ghurki trust teaching hospital Surgimed Lahore. gait’ testing approximately 02 weeks 01 month postoperatively by using diagnostic observational questionnaire, designed according analysis. Data was evaluated SPSS version 23. All qualitative data presented in form quantitative mean±SD. Results: Mean age 58.98 with range minimum 40 years maximum 80 Out 55, 25 (45.5%) diagnosed TKA, 11(20%) male out 16 14 (25.5%) female 39 which showed ‘stiff pattern. Conclusion: concluded one major complication pattern joint deformities if left uncorrected. Keywords: Total arthroplasty, avoidance, Gait kinematics, kinetic