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Sports and Knee Arthroplasty: How to Deal with the Extensor Mechanism

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A knee arthroplasty is commonly indicated to cure worn knees of the elderly. Its purpose is to obtain pain relief and better range of motion and, by doing so, regain an adequate mobility for the daily living. Nowadays, orthopedic surgeons are often confronted by sports activity demands of their patients. Walking, swimming, and biking are the most common sports which patients are allowed to perform after a total knee arthroplasty. But practicing golf, tennis, and skiing are also demanded and are among the expectations of the patients. The preservation and restoration of the extensor mechanism composed of patella and its lever arm, and the quadriceps muscle, is of upmost importance to respond to this type of high demand. Muscle atrophy and strength loss of quadriceps muscle are always present in an elderly arthritic knee which affects the functional capacity. In order to obtain results suiting the expectations of these high-demanding patients, special care should be given while operating the extensor mechanism and its rehabilitation needs a close follow-up.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Ege, Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Anabilim Dalı, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

    Elcil Kaya Bicer & Hakkı Sur

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Bicer, E.K., Sur, H. (2014). Sports and Knee Arthroplasty: How to Deal with the Extensor Mechanism. In: Doral, M., Karlsson, J. (eds) Sports Injuries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36801-1_200-1

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