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Exercise restores function after knee replacement surgery

Total knee replacement surgery (called total knee arthroplasty or TKA) is performed when osteoarthritis in the knee impairs function. Although knee replacement improves function, people continue to have impaired quadriceps strength and function for activities such as walking and climbing stairs, which remain below those of healthy people of the same age.

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