Table 2.

Postoperative Rehabilitation Week 1: Progression of Strength Exercises

Exercises	Sets or Reps by Day
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Level of body functions and structures
Seated active knee flexion-extension with heel slides + ESM	2 × 3.5-min ESM	2 × 3.5-min ESM	3 × 3.5-min ESM	3 × 3.5-min ESM	4 × 3.5-min ESM
Horizontal closed kinetic chain with manual grips + ESM						2 × 3.5-min ESM	2 × 3.5-min ESM
Gluteal strength training	2 × 8 reps (−)		2 × 8 reps (−)		3 × 8 reps (−)		2 × 8 reps (+)
Adductor strength training		2 × 8 reps (−)		2 × 8 reps (−)		2 × 8 rep (+)
Hamstrings strength training			1 × 8 reps (−)	1 × 8 reps (−)	1 × 8 reps (−)	2 × 8 reps (−)
Level of activities and participation: displacement progression
Anterior-posterior direction	2 × 4 reps (−)	2 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	2 × 4 reps (+)	2 × 4 reps (+)	2 × 4 reps (+)
Lateral direction			1 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	2 × 4 reps (+)	2 × 4 reps (+)
Diagonal direction			1 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	1 × 4 reps (−)	2 × 4 reps (+)	2 × 4 reps (+)

Abbreviations: (−), very low load or velocity of displacement; (+), low load or velocity of displacement; ESM, electrostimulation.