Maximum knee extension velocity without external load is a stronger determinant of gait function than quadriceps strength in the early postoperative period following total knee arthroplasty

• Akira Iwata ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: iwata@omu.ac.jp

  Affiliation Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Habkino, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-2553

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• Yuki Sano,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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• Hideyuki Wanaka,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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• Shingo Kobayashi,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

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• Kensuke Okamoto,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

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• Jun Yamahara,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

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• Masaki Inaba,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan

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• Yuya Konishi,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita, Osaka, Japan

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• Junji Inoue,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, Habkino, Osaka, Japan

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• Atsuki Kanayama,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Comprehensive Rehabilitation, Osaka Prefecture University, Habkino, Osaka, Japan

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• Saki Yamamoto,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Graduate School of Rehabilitation Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Habkino, Osaka, Japan

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• Hiroshi Iwata

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

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