Curtin University Homepage
  • Library
  • Help
    • Admin

    espace - Curtin’s institutional repository

    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
    View Item 
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item
    • espace Home
    • espace
    • Curtin Research Publications
    • View Item

    Knee strength and knee adduction moments following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy

    Access Status
    Open access via publisher
    Authors
    Sturnieks, D
    Besier, T
    Hamer, P
    Ackland, T
    Mills, P
    Stachowiak, Gwidon
    Podsiadlo, Pawel
    Lloyd, D
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Citation
    Sturnieks, D. and Besier, T. and Hamer, P. and Ackland, T. and Mills, P. and Stachowiak, G. and Podsiadlo, P. and Lloyd, D. 2008. Knee strength and knee adduction moments following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 40 (6): pp. 991-997.
    Source Title
    Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
    DOI
    10.1249/MSS.0b013e318167812a
    ISSN
    0195-9131
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22238
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between muscular strength about the knee and knee joint moments during gait in patients who had undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM). Methods: One hundred and two APM patients and 42 age-matched nonoperatcd controls underwent strength testing and three-dimensional gait analysis. Patients were divided into weak and normal subgroups and compared with controls for spatiotemporal, kinematic, and kinetic gait parameters. Results: Spatiotemporal parameters, kinematics, and sagittal plane kinetics were similar between APM patients and controls. The APM group displayed weaker concentric knee extension and flexion strength compared with controls. The weak APM subgroup had an increased average and peak knee adduction moments over stance compared with the APM subgroup with normal strength levels and controls. The normal strength APM subgroup had a larger peak knee adduction moment in early stance compared with controls. Conclusion: Achieving normal lower limb muscle strength following APM appears important to resume normal frontal plane loading of the knee while walking.

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
      Sturnieks, Daina; Besier, Thor; Mills, Peter; Ackland, Tim; Maguire, Ken; Stachowiak, Gwidon; Podsiadlo, Pawel; Lloyd, David (2008)
      We investigated spatiotemporal data, joint kinematics, and joint kinetics during gait in a group of subjects who had recently undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and compared the results to those of healthy controls. ...
    • Effect of Modified Otago Exercises on Postural Balance, Fear of Falling, and Fall Risk in Older Fallers with Knee Osteoarthritis and Impaired Gait and Balance: A Secondary Analysis
      Mat, S.; Ng, C.; Tan, P.; Ramli, N.; Fadzli, F.; Rozalli, F.; Mazlan, M.; Hill, Keith; Tan, M. (2017)
      Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is considered an established risk factor for falls. Published studies evaluating secondary falls prevention strategies among individuals with OA are limited. Objective: To evaluate the ...
    • The progression of isokinetic knee strength after matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation: implications for rehabilitation and return to activity
      Ebert, J.; Smith, Anne; Edwards, P.; Ackland, T. (2014)
      Context: Matrix-induced autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) is an established technique for the repair of knee chondral defects. Despite the reported clinical improvement in knee pain and symptoms, little is known ...
    Advanced search

    Browse

    Communities & CollectionsIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument TypeThis CollectionIssue DateAuthorTitleSubjectDocument Type

    My Account

    Admin

    Statistics

    Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

    Follow Curtin

    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 
    • 

    CRICOS Provider Code: 00301JABN: 99 143 842 569TEQSA: PRV12158

    Copyright | Disclaimer | Privacy statement | Accessibility

    Curtin would like to pay respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our community by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which the Perth campus is located, the Whadjuk people of the Nyungar Nation; and on our Kalgoorlie campus, the Wongutha people of the North-Eastern Goldfields.