Rationale, design and protocol of a longitudinal study assessing the effect of total knee arthroplasty on habitual physical activity and sedentary behavior in adults with osteoarthritis

Background: Physical activity levels are decreased and sedentary behaviour levels are increased in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, previous studies have shown that following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), objectively measured physical activity levels do not change compared to before...

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Main Authors: Meiring, R., Frimpong, E., Mokete, L., Pietrzak, J., Van der Jagt, D., Tikly, M., McVeigh, Joanne
Format: Journal Article
Published: Biomed Central Ltd 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47962