Depending on the patient's height/leg length, the patient would need
approximately 100 to 115 degrees of knee flexion to ride a bike. Not all
total knees achieve this so it is a possibility--they SHOULD be able to
achieve this with proper PT.
At 08:29 PM 1/22/99 +0100, you wrote:
> Hi everyone, "", there wasn't one who couldn't do all the
>ADL-functions again because of restrictions or pain from the TKP. But an
>orhtopedic told a patient of mine that there was a change she couldn't
>ride her bicycle again. Is there anyone who has the same experiences or
>is he just covering his ass? Hope to hear from you, All the best, Bart
>Kila ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bart Kila,
>(sport-)fysiotherapeut,
>Fysiotherapie Bart Kila,
>Achterweg 15,
> Poortugaal, Netherlands
>tel: (+31) 10 - 5019339
>fax:(+31) 10 - 2957147
>email: [log in to unmask]
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