Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 61-65 , June 2006

Education and Rehabilitation of the High-Performance Knee Arthroplasty Patient

  • Arnold D. Scheller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pro Sports Orthopedics, Inc., Brookline, Massachusetts.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Arnold D. Scheller, MD, Pro Sports Orthopedics, Inc., 235 Cypress Street, Brookline, MA 02445.
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  • Heather Hayden, PT, DPT, MS

      Affiliations

    • Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • ,
  • Edward Lacerte, Med, PT, SCS, L/ATC, CSCS

      Affiliations

    • Pro Sports Orthopedics, Inc., Brookline, Massachusetts.
    • Boston Celtics, 840 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451.
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  • James Gaydos, MSPT

      Affiliations

    • New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120.

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 This work was supported in part by Stryker Orthopedics.

PII: S1045-4527(06)00026-5

doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2006.05.001

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 61-65 , June 2006

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