Postural sway in single-limb and bilateral quiet standing after unilateral total knee arthroplasty

Gait & Posture
Ann-Katrin StensdotterMats Djupsjöbacka

Abstract

To investigate whether total knee arthroplasty (TKA) was associated with stability in single-limb stance and whether reduced stability in single-limb stance was associated with increased postural sway in bilateral quiet standing. 3D kinematics for center of mass was used to assess postural sway in 23 subjects with TKA and 23 controls. Tests included bilateral quiet standing with and without vision and on a compliant surface, and single-limb stance. 30% of the subjects in the TKA group were unable to maintain single-limb stance for 20s on any leg. Of the 70% in the TKA group able to stand on one leg, mean sway velocity in the medio-lateral direction was marginally higher for the prosthetic side (p=.02), but no differences were found between the TKA and the control group in single-limb stance. Performance in bilateral quiet standing was similar in TKA-subjects, able as well as unable to stand on one leg, and controls. Reduced quadriceps strength in the contralateral leg, higher BMI, and older age predicted failure to maintain single-limb stance. In subjects able to stand on one leg, performance was considered comparable between the prosthetic and contralateral side and between groups. Inability to stand on one leg did not affect ...Continue Reading

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Dec 29, 2015·Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy : Official Journal of the ESSKA·Joakim BjerkeAnn-Katrin Stensdotter
May 26, 2021·The Journal of Arthroplasty·Junsig WangErin M Mannen
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