Circulatory Exercise After Total Knee Replacement

Timed Up and Go (TUG) (go for 3 meter and come back). Record assistance level and gait aids.

3-meter walk test at regular base and fast base.

Seated 60 Degrees Knee Flexion Patient position Seated on the edge of the table, with feet not in contact with the ground and knee at 60 degrees of flexion.

Contact point Posterior aspect of the ankle attachment, at the hook closest to the achilles tendon.

Device orientation Horizontal, linked to the ankle strap at one end and anchored to a fixed surface by the cable strap at the other, posterior to the patient's leg being tested.

Position of examiner Adjacent to the patient, in a position to situate the DynaMo and instruct the action.

Instruction Pull against the DynaMo as hard as you can. 3, 2, 1 - pull, pull, pull and relax.

Attachments Tension links, Carabiners, Ankle strap, Tension strap.

Interleukin-6 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine and an early mediator of the surgical stress response. Serum IL-6 will be quantified from peripheral venous blood by ELISA. Higher concentrations indicate a greater systemic inflammatory response; IL-6 peaks at approximately 24-48 hours postoperatively.

Unit: pg/mL · Reference: < 7 pg/mL (assay-dependent)

C-reactive protein is a hepatically synthesized acute-phase reactant produced in response to IL-6 signaling. Serum CRP will be measured from peripheral venous blood by immunoturbidimetric assay. Higher concentrations indicate greater systemic inflammation; CRP peaks later than IL-6 (~48-72 hours).

Unit: mg/L · Reference: < 10 mg/L (hs-CRP: < 1 low, 1-3 moderate, > 3 high cardiovascular risk)

Interleukin-10 is an anti-inflammatory cytokine mediating the compensatory anti-inflammatory response to surgical injury. Serum IL-10 will be quantified from peripheral venous blood by ELISA. Higher concentrations indicate a greater compensatory anti-inflammatory response.

Unit: pg/mL · Reference: < 10 pg/mL (often < 5 pg/mL; assay-dependent)

Tumor necrosis factor-alpha is a pro-inflammatory cytokine released early in the innate immune response to tissue injury. Serum TNF-α will be quantified from peripheral venous blood by ELISA. Higher concentrations indicate a greater pro-inflammatory response.

Unit: pg/mL · Reference: < 8.1 pg/mL (commonly < 15-20 pg/mL; assay-dependent)

Prothrombin time assesses the extrinsic and common coagulation pathways. PT will be determined on platelet-poor plasma (peripheral venous blood in 3.2% sodium citrate) by an automated clot-based method using a thromboplastin reagent. A prolonged PT indicates impaired extrinsic/common-pathway function.

Unit: seconds · Reference: 11-13.5 seconds (INR 0.8-1.1)

Activated partial thromboplastin time assesses the intrinsic and common coagulation pathways. APTT will be determined on citrated platelet-poor plasma by an automated clot-based method. A prolonged APTT indicates impaired intrinsic/common-pathway function.

Unit: seconds · Reference: 25-35 seconds

D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product reflecting activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis. D-dimer will be measured on citrated plasma by a latex-enhanced immunoturbidimetric assay. Elevated concentrations indicate increased fibrin turnover (hypercoagulable/prothrombotic state or venous thromboembolism).

Unit: µg/mL FEU · Reference: < 0.50 µg/mL FEU (< 500 ng/mL FEU)

Fibrinogen (coagulation factor I) is the soluble precursor of fibrin and an acute-phase reactant. Plasma fibrinogen will be measured on citrated plasma by the Clauss clot-based method. Elevated concentrations reflect an acute-phase/inflammatory response; low concentrations may reflect consumption or dilution and a bleeding tendency.

Unit: mg/dL · Reference: 200-400 mg/dL (2-4 g/L)