Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 851-855 , May 2008

The Effects of Task Complexity on Brake Response Time Before and After Primary Right Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Carlos J. Marques, MSc, PT

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Human Movement Studies, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
    • Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Carlos J. Marques, MSc, PT, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, D-22767 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Jan Cabri, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Research in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Human Movement Studies, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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  • João Barreiros, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Human Motor Performance Research Center, Faculty of Human Movement Studies, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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  • Ana I. Carita, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mathematic Methods Department, Faculty of Human Movement Studies, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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  • Christian Friesecke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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  • Jochen F. Loehr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, ENDO-Klinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.

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 Supported by the Gemeinnütziger Verein ENDO-Klinik eV.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00107-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.10.025

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 851-855 , May 2008

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