Rehabilitation of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty

Patients having completed rehabilitation after undergoing THA demonstrate a 40 % reduced muscle strength, 26 % lower maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), 42 % reduced work efficiency and an asymmetric loading of the limbs 3-5 years after completed rehabilitation when compared to healthy age-matched...

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Main Author: Husby, Vigdis Schnell
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk 2010
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-11580
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-82-471-2023-1 (printed ver.)