Return to Activity After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Prospective, Multicenter Study of Clinical Rehabilitation and Return-to-activity After Total Knee Arthroplasty

This multicenter research project aims to correlate objective testing of muscle mass, muscle strength, neuromuscular activation, walking speed and other functional tests with everyday activity and subjective quality of life after total knee arthroplasty. For this purpose, 400 patients from 5 orthopedic departments in Germany and USA will be examined at the time points pre-op, six weeks, three, six and 12 months post-op.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients receiving a total knee arthroplasty
• Ability to perform the return to activity battery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to perform the return to activity battery