Utilizing Preoperative Measurements of Single Leg Stance and the Timed Up and Go as Clinical Predictors of Length of Stay Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Sherrie Renzi, PT, MSPT; Susan Torchia, PT, DPT; Kathryn Belanger, PT, MPT; Gina Marsh, PT, MSPT; Jean Flanagan Jay, PT, DPT, CLT; Jamie Collins, PhD

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Utilizing Preoperative Measurements of Single Leg Stance and the Timed Up and Go as Clinical Predictors of Length of Stay Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

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