The Relationship between Clinical Measures and Stair Climbing Biomechanics in Patients with Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a generally successful surgical procedure to treat end-stage knee osteoarthritis; however, suboptimal outcomes, including difficulty stair climbing, do occur [1]. Clinicians use the stair climbing test (SCT) to track functional status, where a patient ascends and descends a flight of stairs as fast as possible and a faster time suggests better function and increased mobility capabilities. Decreased (faster) SCT time is associated with increased knee extension strength in TKA populations [2].
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