Table 2: The six-week outpatient rehabilitation protocol performed two times per week.

Outpatient rehabilitation protocol Warm up (15 min)  Stationary cycling 5–10 min  Seated or supine AROM knee flexion and extension 2-3 min  Alternating ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion 1-2 min  Passive quadriceps stretching (standing or prone) 1-2 min  Passive hamstring stretching (standing or seated) 1-2 min Leg strengthening exercise (30 min)  RENEW 5–20 minutes (Table 3)  Leg press –15 reps 70% 1 RM  Leg extension –15 reps 70% 1 RM  Leg curl –15 reps 70% 1 RM  Standing calf raise –15 reps Body weight Functional task-oriented exercise (5 min)  Get up and sit down 15 reps  Wall sits at 60 degrees 5–10 sec holds 15 reps  Negotiating stairs (stepups starting at and progressed to ) 30 steps  Body weighted half-squatting 15 rep  Unilateral standing firm and/or unstable surface (build up to 30 sec holds) 3–5 reps  Walking backward, forward, marching and side step on a slope, and/or with resistance 30 m Endurance exercise (10 min)  Treadmill walking Change of speed or on incline 5 min  Stationary biking “somewhat hard” effort 5 min