Table 2.
Quadriceps strength measured over time (n = 53).
| PTG (n = 18) |
PEG (n = 17) |
Control (n = 18) |
Time F(p) |
Group F(p) |
Group × Time Interaction F(p) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX60°/s peak torque (N-m) | 26.26 (0.001) |
8.63 (0.001) |
2.49 (0.047) |
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| Baseline | 42.19 ± 12.41 | 34.98 ± 14.16 | 38.95 ± 17.13 | |||
| Postintervention | 53.071 ± 9.71 | 42.77 ± 9.72 | 37.94 ± 15.61 | |||
| 6 weeks post-TKA | 37.34 ± 5.12 | 31.01 ± 6.88 | 23.32 ± 5.15 | |||
| Ex180°/s peak torque (N-m) | 31.37 (0.001) |
6.04 (0.004) |
3.58 (0.009) |
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| Baseline | 25.69 ± 10.49 | 24.59 ± 9.29 | 25.93 ± 10.57 | |||
| Postintervention | 37.28 ± 5.79 | 29.31 ± 7.94 | 25.47 ± 8.75 | |||
| 6 weeks post-TKA | 24.13 ± 4.09 | 18.94 ± 4.31 | 17.64 ± 5.25 |
PTG, preoperative telerehabilitation group; PEG, preoperative patient education group; EX, extension. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Significant: p < 0.05 F: two-way repeated-measure analysis of variance.