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Post-Exercise Carbohydrate Intake in the Early Postoperative Phase Following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties – A Randomized Controlled Trial

Christine Fagervik Walnum, Mette Straszek, Jens Bagger, Ida Lysdahl Fahrenholtz, Anna Melin, Jens Rikart Andersen, Kristian Husted

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate whether post exercise carbohydrate intake improves training effect in the first postoperative days, in patients who have had a primary total knee or hip arthroplasty. Subjects were primary total hip (THA) (n=18), and total knee arthroplasties (TKA)(n=25) patients randomized to consume 30 g maltodextrin or placebo within 15 minutes after each training session as a supplement to the standard diet. The outcome measures were six minute walk test (6-MWT), number of completed training sessions, training intensity, and duration
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume Phys Med Rehabil. 2023;5(1)
Pages (from-to)28-33
Number of pages5
Publication statusPublished - May 2023

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