Comparison of gait biomechanics in patients with and without knee osteoarthritis during different phases of gait
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Author(s)
Karia, M
Masjedi, M
Duffell, L
Kotti, M
McGregor, A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to characterise knee adduction angles (KAA) and knee adduction moments (KAM) and compare this with foot centre of pressure (COP) in volunteers with and without knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: A total of 108 participants were recruited; 84 had no known pathology, 18 had medial knee OA, and six had lateral knee OA. Linear regression was used to determine correlations between the normalised COP, KAM, and KAA during each phase of gait for all participants. Results: The first phase of gait demonstrated significant differences between groups for all measures: KAA in all phases, COP in phases one and two, and KAM in phase one only. Conclusion: The largest mechanical changes are seen in the first phase of gait in osteoarthritic patients. Although COP is an easy to measure tool, it is not as sensitive as KAA and did not demonstrate a significant difference between healthy and medial OA patients.
Date Issued
2018-02-06
Date Acceptance
2017-09-20
Citation
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2018, 25, pp.11-15
ISSN
2210-4917
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
11
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
Volume
25
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association and the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. .This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Wellcome Trust
Grant Number
N/A
088844/Z/09/Z
Subjects
1103 Clinical Sciences
Publication Status
Published