Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4050557 | Clinical Biomechanics | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
While patients had recovered their knee flexor strength, they still demonstrated a reduced knee extensor strength profile at 5Â years. This demonstrates that the early supervised rehabilitation phase following autologous chondrocyte implantation is not sufficient to restore long-term knee strength, and ongoing patient advice and rehabilitation is required extending beyond this early period. It is unknown how this prolonged reduction in strength may affect long-term graft outcome.
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Jay R. Ebert, David G. Lloyd, David J. Wood, Timothy R. Ackland,