Authors:
Carlos J. Marques
1
;
Hugo Gamboa
2
;
Frank Lampe
3
;
João Barreiros
4
and
Jan Cabri
5
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical Universitty of Lisbon and ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Portugal
;
2
Sciences and Technology Faculty and New University of Lisbon, Portugal
;
3
Schön Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek, Germany
;
4
Faculty of Human Kinetics and Technical Universitty of Lisbon, Portugal
;
5
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway
Keyword(s):
Total knee replacement, Minimally invasive surgery, Brake response time, Reaction time, Automobile driving, Muscle activation thresholds.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Animation and Simulation
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Biomedical Signal Processing
;
Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics
;
Motion Control
;
Physiological Processes and Bio-Signal Modeling, Non-Linear Dynamics
Abstract:
After total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients often ask when they can resume car driving. This question was the aim of some studies in the past, however it is not clear whether minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for total knee replacement has benefits in terms of faster recovering times. With the present study protocol the effects of two surgery techniques for TKA (MIS vs. standard approach) on motor performance parameters will be tested during the performance of an emergency brake in a car simulator. The brake response time components and the muscle activation thresholds of four muscles involved in the task will be the outcomes of the study.