We studied changes in LEP within the first month after fast-track MIS Oxford Phase III medial UKA in relation to pain, knee motion, functional performance, knee function, and the need for physiotherapy after discharge.
These perceptions waver between a fatalist view of the disease with a trend to trivialization and a more voluntarist opinion emphasizing the consequences of knee OA on functional performance of patients and the need to modify the OA status in practitioners' representations.
These may be effective in improving functional performance [ 14, 35], and need to incorporate high intensity therapy for patients in poor condition.
Whether rehabilitation programs will prove to be beneficial for these patients' functional performance status is of interest and needs to be further investigated.
Complex models are usually needed to predict functional performance of mechanical devices such as noise and vibration levels.
This suggests the need for a valid structured test of functional performance of the upper extremity that incorporates shoulder and neck.
To preserve functional performance and maintain independent living in this vulnerable population, a transition is needed towards more proactive, integrated and structured health care for older people.
Women and men may, therefore, need exercise programs emphasizing different fitness aspects in order to improve functional performance.
In this study, the functional performance of patients was at a medium to high level, whereas the deficit in the fulfillment of their needs was low.
Performance-based instruments also have limitations, such as a higher degree of training needed by assessors, a more time-consuming evaluation and an unfamiliar environment that might bias the functional performance [ 84].
