Lara D. Veeken · 1976 · 14 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryEnhanced Recovery After SurgeryOrthopedic RehabilitationOrthopedicsKnee RehabilitationMuscle StrengtheningMuscular StrengthPostoperative RehabilitationStrength TrainingStrengthening ExercisesExternal BracingIsometric Muscle Strength TestingIsometric Strength TestingIsometric Strength TrainingKnee MeniscectomyPostoperative BracingPostoperative Knee RehabilitationQuadriceps Recovery
In patients who have undergone menisectomy, isometric strength of the extensor and flexor muscles of the knee improves more rapidly when flexion exercises are encouraged. Immobilizing the knee joint in a back-slab and restricting the patient to static bracing of the quadriceps delays the recovery of strength, particularly in the more flexed positions of the knee joint.