Table 1.

Supervised exercise schedule

Time (weeks)	Exercise	Repetitions
0–12	Stretching of knee extensors and flexors	30 s/muscle group × 3
0–12	Range of movement in hip, knee, and ankle in all directions	30 s/joint × 3 repetitions
0–12	Stationary bicycling	10–20 min gradual increase
0–4	Knee flexion concentrically with two legs and eccentrically with one leg	3 × 10 repetitions
5–12	Knee flexion with one leg using gradually increasing resistance with Thera-Band	3 × 10 repetitions
0–4	Knee extension concentrically with two legs and eccentrically with one leg	3 × 10 repetitions
5–12	Knee extension with one leg using gradually increasing resistance with Thera-Band	3 × 10 repetitions
0–2	Straight leg raises with one leg	3 × 10 repetitions
3–12	Straight leg raises with one leg with weights attached (increase as tolerated)	3 × 10 repetitions
0–4	Mini squats with less than 80° flexion without weights	3 × 10 repetitions
5–12	Mini squats with less than 80° flexion with weights	3 × 10 repetitions