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Resistance training in the early postoperative phase reduces hospitalization and leads to muscle hypertrophy in elderly hip surgery patients — a controlled, randomized study
Author(s)	Charlotte Suetta, S Peter Magnusson, Anna Rosted
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 12, December 2004
Pages	pp 2016-2022
Source	http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com
Keywords	Exercise ; Physical capacity ; Musculoskeletal diseases ; Surgery ; Rehabilitation ; Admission [hospitals] ; Discharge [hospitals] ; Comparison ; Denmark.
Annotation	Immobilisation following major surgery can cause a severe decline in muscle mass, strength and function. This Danish study included 36 patients aged 60-86 scheduled for unilateral hip replacement due to primary hip osteoarthritis. Patients were randomised to standard home-based rehabilitation (1 half-day x 12 weeks), unilateral neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the operated side (1 half-day x 12 weeks), or unilateral resistance training of the operated side (3 per week x 12 weeks). Postoperative resistance training effectively increased maximal muscle mass, strength and function more than a standardised rehabilitation regime. Furthermore, it markedly reduced the length of stay in hospital. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050215207 A
Classmark	CEA: BI: CL: LKA: LM: LD:QKH: LD:QKJ: 48: 76K
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