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Galindo-Martínez A, Vallés-González JM, López-Valenciano A, Elvira JLL. Alternative Models for Pelvic Marker Occlusion in Cycling. J Appl Biomech 2024; 40:176-182. [PMID: 38176398 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2023-0020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Bike fitting aims to optimize riders' positions to improve their performance and reduce the risk of injury. To calculate joint angles, the location of the joint centers of the lower limbs needs to be identified. However, one of the greatest difficulties is the location of the hip joint center due to the frequent occlusion of the anterior superior iliac spine markers. Therefore, the objective of this study was to validate a biomechanical model adapted to cycling (modified pelvic model, MPM), based on the traditional pelvic model (TPM) with an additional lateral technical marker placed on the iliac crests. MPM was also compared with a widely used model in cycling, trochanter model (TM). Thirty-one recreational cyclists pedaled on a roller bike while the movement was captured with a 7-camera VICON system. The position of the hip joint center and knee angle were calculated and compared with the TPM continuously (along 10 pedaling cycles) and discreetly at 90° and 180° crank positions. No significant differences were found in the position of the hip joint center or in the knee flexion/extension angle between the TPM and the MPM. However, there are differences between TPM and TM (variations between 4.1° and 6.9° in favor of the TM at 90° and 180°; P < .001). Bland-Altman graphs comparing the models show an average difference or bias close to 0° (limits of agreement [0.2 to -8.5]) between TPM and MPM in both lower limbs and a mean difference of between -4° and -7° (limits of agreement [-0.6 to -13.2]) when comparing TPM and TM. Given the results, the new cycling pelvic model has proven to be valid compared with the TPM when performing bike fitting studies, with the advantage that the occluded markers are avoided. Despite its simplicity, the TM presents measurement errors that may be relevant when making diagnoses, which makes its usefulness questionable.
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- Department of Education Science, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Castellon de la Plana, Spain
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- Sports Research Centre, Department of Sport Sciences, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain
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Horsak B, Durstberger S, Krondorfer P, Thajer A, Greber-Platzer S, Kranzl A. Which method should we use to determine the hip joint center location in individuals with a high amount of soft tissue? Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2024; 115:106254. [PMID: 38669918 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2024.106254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the most accurate method for estimating the hip joint center position in clinical 3D gait analysis for young individuals with high amounts of soft tissue. We compared position estimates of five regression-based and two functional methods to the hip joint center position obtained through 3D free-hand ultrasound. METHODS For this purpose, the data of 14 overweight or obese individuals with a mean age of 13.6 (SD 2.1 yrs) and a BMI of 36.5 (SD 7.1 kg/m2, range 26-52 kg/m2) who underwent standard clinical 3D gait analysis were used. The data of each participant were processed with five regression-based and two functional methods and compared to the hip joint center identified via 3D free-hand ultrasound. FINDINGS The absolute location errors to 3D free-hand ultrasound for each anatomical plane and the Euclidean distances served as outcomes next to their effects on gait variables. The data suggest that regression-based methods are preferable to functional methods in this population, as the latter demonstrated the highest variability in accuracy with large errors for some individuals. INTERPRETATION Based on our findings we recommend using the regression method presented by Hara et al. due to its superior overall accuracy of <9 mm on average in all planes and the lowest impact on kinematic and kinetic output variables. We do not recommend using the Harrington equations (single and multiple) in populations with high amounts of soft tissue as they require pelvic depth as input, which can be massively biased when a lot of soft tissue is present around the pelvis.
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- Brian Horsak
- Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Campus-Platz 1, St. Pölten 3100, Austria; Institute of Health Sciences, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Campus-Platz 1, St. Pölten 3100, Austria.
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- FH Campus Wien - University of Applied Sciences, Department Health Sciences, Favoritenstrasse 226, 1100 Vienna, Austria; Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Laboratory of Gait and Movement Analysis, Speisinger Str. 109, Vienna 1130, Austria
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- Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation, St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences, Campus-Platz 1, St. Pölten 3100, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Guertel 18-20, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergology and Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Guertel 18-20, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Orthopaedic Hospital Speising, Laboratory of Gait and Movement Analysis, Speisinger Str. 109, Vienna 1130, Austria
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Dranetz J, Chen S, Choi H. Impact of model geometry and joint center locations on inverse kinematic/dynamic predictions: A comparative study of sexually dimorphic models. J Biomech 2024; 169:112147. [PMID: 38768542 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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This work illustrates the sensitivity of demographically characteristic body segment inertial properties and subject-specific customization on model performance. One characteristic demographic, gender, and one subject-specific characteristic, hip joint center location, were represented with musculoskeletal modeling to evaluate how design decisions may alter model outputs. Generic sexually dimorphic musculoskeletal models were developed from the commonly used Rajagopal model using male and female data adapted by Dumas et al. Hip joint centers of these models were adjusted based on functional joint center testing. The kinematics and dynamics of 40 gait cycles from four subjects are predicted using these models. Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed on the continuous time series data using statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to assess changes in kinematics/dynamics due to either choice in model (Rajagopal vs Dumas) or whether joint center adjustment was performed. The SPM based two-way ANOVA of the inverse dynamics found that differences in the Rajagopal and Dumas models resulted in significant differences in sagittal plane moments during swing (0.115 ± 0.032 Nm/kg difference in mean hip flexion moment during initial swing and a 0.077 ± 0.041 Nm/kg difference in mean hip extension moment during terminal swing), and differences between the models with and without hip joint center adjustment resulted in significant differences in hip flexion and abduction moments during stance (0.217 ± 0.055 Nm/kg increased mean hip abductive moment). By comparing the outputs of these differently constructed models with each other, the study finds that dynamic predictions of stance are sensitive to positioning of joint centers, and dynamic predictions of swing are more sensitive to segment mass/inertial properties.
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- Joseph Dranetz
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biionix Cluster, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biionix Cluster, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL, United States.
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Biionix Cluster, University of Central Florida, 6900 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL, United States.
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Lapresa M, Guglielmelli E, Zollo L, Cordella F. A marker-based approach to determine the centers of rotation of finger joints. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2024; 246:108055. [PMID: 38320368 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2024.108055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The methods proposed in literature to estimate the position of hand joints Centers of Rotation (CoRs) typically require computationally non-trivial optimization routines and exploit a high number of markers to calculate CoRs positions from surface marker trajectories. Moreover, most of the existing works evaluated the accuracy only in simulation. This work proposes a new procedure, based on the Pratt circle fit, to estimate joints CoRs position in 2D through marker-based acquisitions. METHODS The advantage of the Pratt circle fit lies in its simplicity and computational speed, and in the possibility of exploiting a reduced markerset for calculating CoRs. By applying simplifying assumptions regarding the movement of the fingers (i.e., planar and decoupled flexion-extension movements of each joint occurring in the same flexion plane for all the joints of the finger), it is possible to determine the position of the CoR of each joint in 2D. For this reason, the estimation of the Carpo-MetaCarpal joint of the thumb was not included in this work, as it exhibits a more complex movement associated to the combination of a flexion-extension and adduction-abduction degree of freedom. The errors in estimating CoRs were evaluated by conducting experimental acquisitions on an anthropomorphic robotic hand and comparing the position of the estimated CoR with the real position of the CoR. The repeatability of the method and its capability to estimate anatomically plausible CoRs were evaluated through experimental acquisitions conducted on five healthy volunteers. RESULTS Errors in estimating finger joints CoRs were in the order of 0.70 mm and 0.18 mm respectively along the finger longitudinal direction (i.e., x coordinate) and thickness (i.e., y coordinate). Standard Deviations of CoRs positions were comparable to the ones obtained in literature (i.e., below 2 mm and 1 mm respectively for the x and y coordinates), thus demonstrating the repeatability of the method. The Anatomical Plausibility Rate of the proposed approach was between 80% and 100%. CONCLUSIONS The performance of the Pratt-based CoRs estimation procedure proposed in this work was comparable to other existing methods, with the advantage of exploiting a simple fitting algorithm and a reduced markerset with respect to the state-of-the-art techniques.
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- Martina Lapresa
- Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, Roma, 00128, Italy.
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- Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, Roma, 00128, Italy
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- Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, Roma, 00128, Italy
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- Research Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, Roma, 00128, Italy
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Martinez L, Lalevée M, Poirier T, Brunel H, Matsoukis J, Van Driessche S, Billuart F. Influence of Skin Marker Positioning and Their Combinations on Hip Joint Center Estimation Using the Functional Method. Bioengineering (Basel) 2024; 11:297. [PMID: 38534571 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11030297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Accurate estimation of hip joint center (HJC) position is crucial during gait analysis. HJC is obtained with predictive or functional methods. But in the functional method, there is no consensus on where to place the skin markers and which combination to use. The objective of this study was to analyze how different combinations of skin markers affect the estimation of HJC position relative to predictive methods. Forty-one healthy volunteers were included in this study; thirteen markers were placed on the pelvis and hip of each subject's lower limbs. Various marker combinations were used to determine the HJC position based on ten calibration movement trials, captured by a motion capture system. The estimated HJC position for each combination was evaluated by focusing on the range and standard deviation of the mean norm values of HJC and the mean X, Y, Z coordinates of HJC for each limb. The combinations that produced the best estimates incorporated the markers on the pelvis and on proximal and easily identifiable muscles, with results close to predictive methods. The combination that excluded the markers on the pelvis was not robust in estimating the HJC position.
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- Lucas Martinez
- Unité de Recherche ERPHAN, UR 20201, UVSQ, 92380 Garches, France
- Laboratoire d'Analyse du Mouvement, Institut de Formation en Masso-Kinésithérapie Saint Michel, 68 rue du Commerce, 75015 Paris, France
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- CETAPS UR3832, Research Center for Sports and Athletic Activities Transformations, University of Rouen Normandy, 76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rouen University Hospital, 37 Bd Gambetta, 76000 Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire d'Analyse du Mouvement, Institut de Formation en Masso-Kinésithérapie Saint Michel, 68 rue du Commerce, 75015 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'Analyse du Mouvement, Institut de Formation en Masso-Kinésithérapie Saint Michel, 68 rue du Commerce, 75015 Paris, France
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- Département de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Groupe Hospitalier du Havre, BP24, 76083 Le Havre CEDEX, France
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- Polyclinique Sainte Marguerite, 5 Avenue de la Font Sainte-Marguerite, 89000 Auxerre, France
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- Unité de Recherche ERPHAN, UR 20201, UVSQ, 92380 Garches, France
- Université de Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, UFR Simone Veil-Santé, 20 Avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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Copeland I, Pew C, Graham DF. Combined musculoskeletal finite element modeling of femur stress during reactive balance training. J Biomech 2024; 166:112062. [PMID: 38555779 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the material stresses experienced in the femoral neck during the stepping phase of recovery from a forward loss of balance achieved both using release from a static forward lean and rapid treadmill accelerations in 8 older adults. A scalable musculoskeletal model with 23 degrees of freedom and 92 force actuators was used to calculate joint reaction forces. A finite element model of the femur used joint reaction forces calculated by the musculoskeletal model to calculate the material stresses during stepping. Balance recovery from a static forward lean angle had a greater joint contact force and greater maximum tensile stress than a recovery from treadmill induced perturbations both before and after a training session. Hip joint contact loads were found to be large in magnitude, however, all stresses experienced by the bone are less than critical yield stresses for trabecular bone. We suggest that stepping balance recovery is safe for older adults with no obvious loss of bone density or strength and that analyses such as finite element analysis are necessary to understand stresses in the material at the joint level.
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- Isaac Copeland
- Montana State University, College of Education, Health & Human Development, Bozeman, MT 59717-2940, USA; Montana State University, College of Engineering, Bozeman, MT 59717-2940, USA.
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- Montana State University, College of Engineering, Bozeman, MT 59717-2940, USA.
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- Montana State University, College of Education, Health & Human Development, Bozeman, MT 59717-2940, USA; Griffith University, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
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Rekant J, Rothenberger S, Chambers A. Obesity-Specific Considerations for Assessing Gait with Inertial Measurement Unit-Based vs. Optokinetic Motion Capture. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:1232. [PMID: 38400412 PMCID: PMC10891672 DOI: 10.3390/s24041232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Adults with obesity experience high rates of disability and rapid functional decline. Identifying movement dysfunction early can direct intervention and disrupt disability development; however, subtle changes in movement are difficult to detect with the naked eye. This study evaluated how a portable, inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based motion capture system compares to a laboratory-based optokinetic motion capture (OMC) system for evaluating gait kinematics in adults with obesity. Ten adults with obesity performed overground walking while equipped with the OMC and IMU systems. Fifteen gait cycles for each participant were extracted for the 150 total cycles analyzed. Kinematics were compared between OMC and IMU across the gait cycles (coefficient of multiple correlations), at clinically significant time points (interclass correlations), and over clinically relevant ranges (Bland-Altman plots). Sagittal plane kinematics were most similar between systems, especially at the knee. Sagittal plane joint angles at clinically meaningful timepoints were poorly associated except for ankle dorsiflexion at heel strike (ρ = 0.38) and minimum angle (ρ = 0.83). All motions except for ankle dorsiflexion and hip abduction had >5° difference between systems across the range of angles measured. While IMU-based motion capture shows promise for detecting subtle gait changes in adults with obesity, more work is needed before this method can replace traditional OMC. Future work should explore standardization procedures to improve consistency of IMU motion capture performance.
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- Julie Rekant
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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- Department of Health and Human Development, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA;
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Palit A, Williams MA, Kiraci E, Seemala V, Gupta V, Pierrepont J, Plaskos C, King R. Evaluating computed bony range of motion (BROM) by registering in-vitro cadaver-based functional range of motion (FROM) to a hip motion simulation. Comput Biol Med 2024; 169:107799. [PMID: 38104517 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.107799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND While modern hip replacement planning relies on hip motion simulation (HMS), it lacks the capability to include soft-tissues and ligaments restraints on computed bony range of motion (BROM), often leading to an overestimation of the in-vivo functional range of motion (FROM). Furthermore, there is a lack of literature on BROM assessment in relation to FROM. Therefore, the study aimed to assess computed BROM using in-vitro cadaver-derived FROM measurements, registered to a CT-based in-house HMS, and to further investigate the effect of functional and anatomical hip joint centres (FHJC and AHJC) on BROM. METHOD Seven limiting and three non-limiting circumducted passive FROM of four cadaver hips were measured using optical coordinate measuring machine with reference spheres (RSs) affixed to the pelvis and the femur, following CT-scan of the specimen. The RSs' centres were used to register the measured FROM in HMS, enabling its virtual recreation to compute corresponding BROM by detecting nearest bony impingement. FHJC, estimated from non-limiting FROM, was compared with AHJC to examine their positional differences and effect on BROM. RESULTS Differences in BROM and FROM were minimal in deep flexion (3.0° ± 4.1°) and maximum internal rotation (IR) at deep flexion (3.0° ± 2.9°), but substantially greater in extension (53.2° ± 9.5°). Bony impingement was observed during flexion, and IR at deep flexion for two hips. The average positional difference between FHJC and AHJC was 3.1 ± 1.2 mm, resulting in BROM differences of 1°-13° across four motions. CONCLUSIONS The study provided greater insight into the applicability and reliability of computed BROM in pre-surgical planning.
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- Arnab Palit
- WMG, The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Corin Ltd, Corinium Centre, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1YJ, UK
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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Sado N, Edagawa T, Fujimori T, Hashimoto S, Okamoto Y, Nakajima T. Hip and lumbosacral joint centre locations in asian population: Biases produced by existing regression equations and development of new equations. J Biomech 2024; 162:111866. [PMID: 37976688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The hip and lumbosacral joint centre (HJC and LSJC) predictions are required to analyse the lumbo-pelvic-hip dynamics during various human motions. Some HJC and LSJC regression equations based on pelvic dimension have been developed; however, the pre-existing methods need to be re-evaluated, and methodological reconsideration may improve the regression methods. Here we show that pre-existing methods produce biased predictions of the LSJC and HJC in 23 male and 24 female Japanese adults, and that the biases in the LSJC differ between sexes, using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) around the pelvis. Compared with directly measured locations on MRI, the pre-existing regression equations predict LSJC to be more posterior in males and more inferior and posterior in females, and HJC to be more medial in both sexes. The better pre-existing regression equation for LSJC height differs between sexes, with pelvic-width-base better in males and pelvic-depth-base better in females, respectively. We suggest the unsuitability of pre-existing methods to our dataset consisting of Japanese adults and the importance of considering sex differences in regression methods. We propose regression equations to predict HJC and LSJC, considering soft-tissue thickness, sex differences, and a height-directional measure, using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression. We validate them using leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV). LOOCV shows that our model produces negligible biases and smaller absolute errors than the pre-existing regressions; in particular, the anteroposterior absolute error for LSJC is less than half that of the pre-existing regression. Our regression equation can be a powerful solution for accurate motion analysis.
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- Natsuki Sado
- Institute of Health and Sports Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Henry A, Benner C, Easwaran A, Veerapalli L, Gaddy D, Suva LJ, Robbins AB. Predictive estimation of ovine hip joint centers: A regression approach. J Biomech 2023; 161:111861. [PMID: 37952489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Estimation of the hip joint center in ovine biomechanical analysis is often overlooked or estimated using a marker on the greater trochanter which can result in large errors that propagate through subsequent analyses. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel method of estimating the hip joint centers in sheep to facilitate more accurate analysis of ovine biomechanics. CT scans from 16 sheep of varying ages, weight, sex, and phenotypes were acquired and the data was used to calculate the known hip joint center by sphere fitting the femoral head. Anatomical measurements and additional subject information were used to create a variety of regression models to estimate the hip joint centers in absence of CT data. The best regression equation created utilized markers placed on the tuber coxae and tuber ischii of the pelvis and resulted in a mean 3D Euclidean distance error of 6.43 ± 2.22 mm (mean ± standard deviation) between the known and estimated hip joint center. The regression models produced allow for more detailed, accurate and robust analysis of sheep biomechanics.
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- Aaron Henry
- Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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- Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America; J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, United States of America; School of Engineering Medicine, Texas A&M University, United States of America.
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Ferrandini M, Dao TT. On the estimation of hip joint centre location with incomplete bone ossification for foetus-specific neuromusculoskeletal modeling. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37837205 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2023.2269285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Childbirth is a complex physiological process in which a foetal neuromusculoskeletal model is of great importance to develop realistic delivery simulations and associated complication analyses. However, the estimation of hip joint centre (HJC) in foetuses remains a challenging issue. Thus, this paper aims to propose and evaluate a new approach to locate the HJC in foetuses. Hip CT-scans from 25 children (F = 11, age = 5.5 ± 2.6 years, height = 117 ± 21 cm, mass = 26 kg ± 9.5 kg) were used to propose and evaluate the novel acetabulum sphere fitting process to locate the HJC. This new approach using the acetabulum surface was applied to a population of 57 post-mortem foetal CT scans to locate the HJC as well as to determine associated regression equations using multiple linear regression. As results, the average distance between the HJC located using acetabulum sphere fitting and femoral head sphere fitting in children was 1.5 ± 0.7 mm. The average prediction error using our developed foetal HJC regression equations was 3.0 ± 1.5 mm, even though the equation for the x coordinate had a poor value of R2 (R2 for the x coordinate = 0.488). The present study suggests that the use of the acetabulum sphere fitting approach is a valid and accurate method to locate the HJC in children, and then can be extrapolated to get an estimation of the HJC in foetuses with incomplete bone ossification. Therefore, the present paper can be used as a guideline for foetus specific neuromusculoskeletal modelling.
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- Morgane Ferrandini
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9013 - LaMcube - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9013 - LaMcube - Laboratoire de Mécanique, Lille, France
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Goodman WW, Helms E, Graham DF. Individual Muscle Contributions to the Acceleration of the Center of Mass During the Barbell Back Squat in Trained Female Subjects. J Strength Cond Res 2023; 37:1947-1954. [PMID: 37556813 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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ABSTRACT Goodman, WW, Helms, E, and Graham, DF. Individual muscle contributions to the acceleration of the center of mass during the barbell back squat in trained female subjects. J Strength Cond Res 37(10): 1947-1954, 2023-The squat is used to enhance performance and rehabilitate the lower body. However, muscle forces and how muscles accelerate the center of mass (CoM) are not well understood. The purpose was to determine how lower extremity muscles contribute to the vertical acceleration of the CoM when squatting to parallel using 85% one-repetition maximum. Thirteen female subjects performed squats in a randomized fashion. Musculoskeletal modeling was used to obtain muscle forces and muscle-induced accelerations. The vasti, soleus, and gluteus maximus generated the largest upward accelerations of the CoM, whereas the muscles that produced the largest downward acceleration about the CoM were the hamstrings, iliopsoas, adductors, and tibialis anterior. Our findings indicate that a muscle's function is task and posture specific. That is, muscle function depends on both joint position and how an individual is interacting with the environment.
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- William W Goodman
- Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Bozeman, Montana; and
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- Sport Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Bozeman, Montana; and
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Boekesteijn RJ, van de Ven MPF, Wilders LM, Bisseling P, Groen BE, Smulders K. The effect of functional calibration methods on gait kinematics in adolescents with idiopathic rotational deformity of the femur. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2023; 107:106028. [PMID: 37331152 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.106028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Due to anatomical deviations, assumptions of the conventional calibration method for gait analysis may be violated in individuals with rotational deformities of the femur. Functional calibration methods were compared with conventional methods in this group for 1) localization of the hip joint center and orientation of the knee axis, and 2) gait kinematics. METHODS Twenty-four adolescents with idiopathic rotational deformity of the femur underwent gait analysis and a CT scan. During standing, distance between hip joint centers and knee axis orientation were compared between calibration methods, with CT serving as reference for hip joint center estimation. Gait kinematics were compared using statistical parametric mapping. FINDINGS The conventional calibration method estimated the hip joint center closer to the CT reference (4±12 mm more lateral) than the functional calibration method (26 ± 20 mm more lateral). Orientation of the knee joint axis was 2.6° less internal in the functional calibration method. During gait, statistical parametric mapping revealed significantly more hip flexion, less external hip rotation during the swing phase, less knee varus-valgus motion, and larger knee flexion angles when applying the functional method. INTERPRETATION Functional calibration methods were less accurate in determining the hip joint center location than the conventional calibration method and resulted in a knee joint axis that was less internally rotated. Importantly, there was less knee joint angle crosstalk during gait when using the functional method. Although differences between methods on gait kinematics were within clinically acceptable limits for the sagittal plane, relatively larger differences on transversal hip kinematics may hold clinical importance.
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- Ramon J Boekesteijn
- Department of Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Musagara AR, Salami F, Oelmaier H, Götze M, Wolf SI. Are we overestimating internal rotation gait by conventional modelling? Gait Posture 2023; 103:57-61. [PMID: 37116302 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The determination of the knee joint axis (KJA) via specific calibration movements has become a promising alternative to the conventional approach to determine this axis based on regression equations or directly via marker placement on bony landmarks of the knee. Since the orientation of the KJA may differ between methods, it has direct influence on hip rotation and may therefore influence clinical decision making in context of transverse plane gait deviations. RESEARCH QUESTION Does a functional KJA calibration lead to clinically relevant differences in hip rotation estimates during gait compared to the conventional method? METHODS 95 subjects (age: 19.9 years; BMI: 21.1 kg/m2), including 71 patients with potential rotation malalignment, were prospectively examined and underwent 3D gait analysis. For the conventional approach the KJA was determined by applying a knee alignment device, for the functional approach subjects were asked to perform two different calibration movements. Each procedure was performed twice. Mean hip rotation in stance (mHipRotSt) was determined following the conventional and the functional KJA calibration. RESULTS Deming regression analysis for the comparison of conventional and functionally measured hip rotation revealed a systematic and substantial difference between methods (slope: 0.63; intercept: 0.31°). Measurement repetition with the knee alignment device revealed typical errors around 5°, whereas the functional methods lead to profoundly smaller errors around 1-2° with slightly inferior results for SQUAT compared to FLEX. However, when compared to conventional frontal plane video-taping, the conventional method seemed to reflect the more consistent results. SIGNIFICANCE The systematic linear discrepancy in mHipRotSt obtained by a functional approach as compared to the conventional approach appears critical since patients with severe internal or external rotation gait may be misjudged in function when receiving corrective procedures such as femoral derotation osteotomy.
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- Clinic for Orthopedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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De Pieri E, Cip J, Brunner R, Weidensteiner C, Alexander N. The functional role of hip muscles during gait in patients with increased femoral anteversion. Gait Posture 2023; 100:179-187. [PMID: 36563590 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Femoral anteversion affects the lever arm and moment-generating capacity of the hip abductors, while an increased hip internal rotation during walking was proposed to be a compensatory mechanism to restore the abductive lever arm. Children with isolated increased femoral anteversion, however, do not always present a deficit in the net hip abduction moment during gait, suggesting that a more comprehensive understanding of the effect of morphology and motion on muscle forces and moments is needed to aid clinical decision making. RESEARCH QUESTION Are muscle contributions to hip joint moments and muscle forces altered in patients with increased femoral anteversion and internally rotated gait pattern compared to a control group of typically developing children? And how would the functional role of the muscle be altered if the patients walked straight? METHODS This follow-up study compared patients with increased femoral anteversion (n = 42, 12.8 ± 1.9 years, femoral anteversion: 39.6 ± 6.9°) to controls (n = 9, 12.0 ± 3.0 years, femoral anteversion: 18.7 ± 4.1°). Muscle forces and moment contributions were calculated using personalized musculoskeletal models. Additionally, a hypothetical scenario, in which the gait of the controls was modelled with an anteverted femoral morphology, was used to understand what would happen if the patients walked straight. RESULTS Gluteus medius abductive contribution was lower in patients compared to controls, despite a comparable net abduction moment around the hip. Patients presented lower muscle forces. However, if modelled to walk straight, they would require higher forces as well as a larger co-contraction of both hip internal and external rotators in the transversal plane. SIGNIFICANCE This study suggests that patients with increased femoral anteversion walking with an internally rotated gait pattern present lower muscle forces, but when modelled to walk straight muscle forces increase. The current results provide important information to better understand this condition and improve treatment recommendations in these patients.
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- Enrico De Pieri
- Laboratory for Movement Analysis, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Movement Analysis, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, University of Basel Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Division of Radiological Physics, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Motion Analysis, Department of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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Bakke D, Zhang J, Hislop-Jambrich J, Besier T. Hip centre regression progression: Same equations, better numbers. J Biomech 2023; 147:111418. [PMID: 36657238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Accurate estimation of the hip joint centre (HJC) location is critical for modelling the kinematics and kinetics of the lower limb. Regression equations are commonly used to predict the HJC from anatomical landmarks on the pelvis, such as those published by Tylkowski et al., Andriacchi et al., Bell et al., and Seidel et al. Using a population of 159 CT-segmented pelvises, we assessed the accuracy of these methods as originally reported, and refined their parameters based on our larger cohort. We found the Tylkowski, Bell, and Seidel methods had mean Euclidean errors of 22.5, 26.4, and 17.9 mm, respectively. With new parameters for each method 'back-calculated' from our pelvic population, each method's error was reduced by an average of 69 %, with mean absolute errors of 7.9, 6.6, and 5.9 mm, respectively. For all methods, error has been reduced to below 1 cm, well below published levels for pelvic landmark estimation methods. These results highlight the need to validate and re-calibrate joint centre prediction methods on large, representative datasets to account for natural morphological variations.
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- Duncan Bakke
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; FormusLabs, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; FormusLabs, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Department of Engineering Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Chen M, Li P, Wang R, Xiang Y, Huang Z, Yu Q, He M, Liu J, Wang J, Su M, Zhang M, Jian A, Ouyang J, Zhang C, Li J, Dong M, Zeng S, Wu J, Hong P, Hou C, Zhou N, Zhang D, Zhou H, Tao G. Multifunctional Fiber-Enabled Intelligent Health Agents. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200985. [PMID: 35820163 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The application of wearable devices is promoting the development toward digitization and intelligence in the field of health. However, the current smart devices centered on human health have disadvantages such as weak perception, high interference degree, and unfriendly interaction. Here, an intelligent health agent based on multifunctional fibers, with the characteristics of autonomy, activeness, intelligence, and perceptibility enabling health services, is proposed. According to the requirements for healthcare in the medical field and daily life, four major aspects driven by intelligent agents, including health monitoring, therapy, protection, and minimally invasive surgery, are summarized from the perspectives of materials science, medicine, and computer science. The function of intelligent health agents is realized through multifunctional fibers as sensing units and artificial intelligence technology as a cognitive engine. The structure, characteristics, and performance of fibers and analysis systems and algorithms are reviewed, while discussing future challenges and opportunities in healthcare and medicine. Finally, based on the above four aspects, future scenarios related to health protection of a person's life are presented. Intelligent health agents will have the potential to accelerate the realization of precision medicine and active health.
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- Min Chen
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Beijing Sport University, Beijing, 100091, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- School of Optics and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Hubei Provincial Health and Health Committee, Wuhan, Hubei, 430015, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, P. R. China
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Salami F, Götze M, Campos S, Leboucher J, Hagmann S, Wolf SI. Estimation of a midfoot joint center in typically developed adults using functional calibration methods. Gait Posture 2022; 97:203-209. [PMID: 35988436 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are detailed findings on hip and knee joint parameters determined via functional calibration methods for use in instrumented 3D-gait analysis but these methods have not yet been addressed to the foot. RESEARCH QUESTION Are functional calibration methods feasible for determining foot joint parameters and may they help for clinical interpretation of foot deformities? METHODS Rigid segments were formed by markers on forefoot and hindfoot via a least square method. The position of the midfoot joint articulating both foot segments was then determined via a functional calibration motion. This two-stage procedure was applied on a cohort of 17 typically developed adults and one subject with severe planovalgus foot deformity for determining the location of the midfoot joint and kinematics of hindfoot and forefoot. RESULTS The position of the midfoot joint center could be estimated in the typically developed cohort and also in the demonstration case with planovalgus foot deformity. Depending on the choice of marker set for hindfoot and forefoot, the position of the joint center varied in the anatomic midfoot region with most robust results when addressing the marker on the navicular to the hindfoot. CONCLUSION The presented method for joint center determination within the foot and the characteristic results of the foot joint angles appear promising for typically developed feet. However, further validation of the method is needed for application in clinical context.
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- Firooz Salami
- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Predicting the hip joint centre in children: New regression equations, linear scaling, and statistical shape modelling. J Biomech 2022; 142:111265. [PMID: 36027636 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Determination of the hip joint centre (HJC) is important to accurately estimate hip joint motion, moments and muscle forces. The most accurate method for HJC estimation without medical imaging is an area of interest in the biomechanics community, especially in a paediatric population, which has not been widely evaluated. HJC locations were calculated by sphere-fitting to the acetabulum of three-dimensional pelvises segmented from 333 CT scans of children aged 4 to 18 years old. Three methods for determining the HJC were compared: regression equations, linear scaling, and shape model prediction. The new regression equations developed in this study produced Euclidean distance errors of 6.23 mm ± 2.90 mm. Linear scaling of paediatric bone produced errors of 3.90 mm ± 2.52 mm and adult bone scaling of 5.45 mm ± 3.26 mm. Prediction of the HJC using a paediatric statistical shape model produced mean Euclidian distance errors of 2.95 mm ± 1.65 mm. Overall, shape model prediction of the HJC produced the lowest errors, with linear scaling of a mean paediatric pelvis providing better estimates than regression equations.
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Yang F, Wang N, Kang M, Wang H, Wang M. Tractor Cab Ergonomics Optimization Based on the Simplified Model of Upper Limb from the Perspective of Public Health. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2022:2411301. [PMID: 35958384 PMCID: PMC9363214 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2411301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The study of tractor ergonomics is both an essential part of public health and a very significant part of the scientific community's focus at the moment. It offers a foundation for the layout design of the tractor cab, making it possible to effectively avoid occupational diseases, minimize the number of safety accidents, and enhance the comfort of operation. Devices are categorized as control rod devices, knob-type devices, and steering wheels according to the various modes of operation of the tractor cab. Steering wheels are also included. The ease of handling of a number of different components was ranked according to how well they performed on the fast evaluation approach for the upper limbs. After that, in accordance with the concept that underpins this evaluation approach, the comfortable range of motion of human upper limb joints is evaluated while undergoing a variety of manipulation modalities. In conjunction with the structure of the human body and the characteristics of its movement, a streamlined point-line structure model of the human upper limb is constructed, with the H-point serving as the reference point. The problem of figuring out how to distribute the control components in the best possible way has been solved, and the optimal distribution range diagram of the steering wheel has been obtained. The ideal height for the distribution of control rod devices is around 300-400 millimeters, whereas the ideal height for the distribution of knob-type devices is approximately 200-500 millimeters. In conclusion, the cab design of the KAT2204 tractor is improved upon thanks to the analysis done in this study, which can be found above. The legitimacy of the research conclusion is confirmed by the fact that the RULA value is lower than 2, which is proved by the fact that the design findings are validated by the Creo Manikin module. The ergonomics of the tractor cab were taken into consideration when using this research approach as a reference.
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- Fei Yang
- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210031, China
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Can Anthropometry be Used to Dictate Participant-Specific Thigh Marker Placements Which Minimize Error in Hip Joint Center Estimation? J Appl Biomech 2022; 38:246-254. [PMID: 35894911 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2022-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Specific participant characteristics may be leveraged to dictate marker placements which reduce soft tissue artifact; however, a better understanding of the relationships between participant characteristics and soft tissue artifact are first required. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy in which measures of whole-body and thigh anthropometry could predict mislocation error of the hip joint center, tracked using skin-mounted marker clusters. Fifty participants completed squatting and kneeling, while pelvis and lower limb motion were recorded. The effect of soft tissue artifact was estimated from 6 rigid thigh marker clusters by evaluating their ability to track the position of the hip joint center most like the pelvis cluster. Eighteen backward stepwise linear regressions were performed using 10 anthropometric measures as independent variables and the mean of the peak difference between the thigh and pelvis cluster-tracked hip joint centers. Fourteen models significantly predicted error with low to moderate fit (R = .38-.67), explaining 14% to 45% of variation. Partial correlations indicated that soft tissue artifact may increase with soft tissue volume and be altered by local soft tissue composition. However, it is not recommended that marker placement be adjusted based on anthropometry alone.
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Steingrebe H, Stetter BJ, Sell S, Stein T. Effects of Hip Bracing on Gait Biomechanics, Pain and Function in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Hip Osteoarthritis. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:888775. [PMID: 35898647 PMCID: PMC9309805 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.888775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Hip Osteoarthritis (HOA) is a common joint disease with serious impact on the quality of life of the affected persons. Additionally, persons with HOA often show alterations in gait biomechanics. Developing effective conservative treatment strategies is of paramount importance, as joint replacement is only indicated for end-stage HOA. In contrast to knee osteoarthritis, little is known about the effectiveness of hip bracing for the management of HOA. Studies analysing mechanically unloading hip braces partly showed beneficial results. However, methodological limitations of these studies, such as small sample sizes or lack of control groups, limit the applicability of the results. Additionally, mechanically unloading braces might impose restrictions on motion and comfort and thus, might not be suitable for people with only mild or moderate symptoms. The aim of this study was to comprehensively quantify the effects of unilateral HOA as well as functional hip bracing on gait biomechanics, pain, proprioception and functional capacity in people with mild to moderate HOA. Hip and pelvis biomechanics during walking were analysed in 21 subjects with mild to moderate HOA under three bracing conditions: unbraced, immediately after brace application and after 1 week of brace usage. Additionally, pain, hip proprioception and functional capacity were assessed. A matched group of 21 healthy subjects was included as reference. Kinematic and kinetic data were collected using a 16-camera infrared motion capturing system and two force plates. Visual analogue scales, an angle reproduction test and a 6-min walking test were applied to measure pain, hip proprioception and functional capacity, respectively. Subjects with HOA walked slower, with reduced step length, sagittal hip range of motion and peak extension angle and had a reduced functional capacity. After 1 week of brace application step length, walking speed and functional capacity were significantly increased. Additionally, pain perception was significantly lower in the intervention period. These results encourage the application of functional hip braces in the management of mild to moderate HOA. However, as key parameters of HOA gait such as a reduced peak extension angle remained unchanged, the underlying mechanisms remain partly unclear and have to be considered in the future.
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- Hannah Steingrebe
- BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Sports Orthopedics, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- *Correspondence: Hannah Steingrebe,
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- BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Sports Orthopedics, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Sports Orthopedics, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Joint Center Black Forest, Hospital Neuenbürg, Neuenbürg, Germany
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- BioMotion Center, Institute of Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Meinders E, Pizzolato C, Gonçalves B, Lloyd DG, Saxby DJ, Diamond LE. Activation of the deep hip muscles can change the direction of loading at the hip. J Biomech 2022; 135:111019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ravera EP, Peterson V. A regularized functional method to determine the hip joint center of rotation in subjects with limited range of motion. J Biomech 2021; 129:110810. [PMID: 34736083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The symmetrical center of rotation estimation (SCoRE) is probably one of the most used functional method for estimating the hip join center (HJC). However, it requires of complex multi-plane movements to find accurate estimations of HJC. Thus, using SCoRE for people with limited hip range of motion will lead to poor HJC estimation. In this work, we propose an anisotropic regularized version of the SCoRE formulation (RSCoRE), which is able to estimate the HJC location by using only standard gait trials, avoiding the need of recording complex multi-plane movements. RSCoRE is evaluated in both accuracy and repeatability of the estimation as compared to functional and predictive methods on a self-recorded cohort of fifteen young healthy adults with no hip joint pathologies or other disorders that could affect their gait. Given that, no medical images were available for this study, to quantify the global error of HJC the SCoRE residual was used. RSCoRE presents a global error of about 12 mm, similarly to the best performance of SCoRE. The comparison of the coordinate's errors at each coordinate indicates that HJC estimations from SCoRE with complex multi-plane movements and RSCoRE are not statistical significantly different. Finally, we show that the repeatability of RSCoRE is similar to the rest of the tested methods, yielding to repeatability values between 0.72 and 0.79. In conclusion, not only the RSCoRE yields similar estimation performance than SCoRE, but it also avoids the need of complex multi-plane movements to be performed by the subject of analysis. For this reason, RSCoRE has the potential to be a valuable approach for estimating the HJC location in people with limited hip ROM.
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- Emiliano Pablo Ravera
- Group of Analysis, Modeling, Processing and Clinician Implementation of Biomechanical Signals and Systems, Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Institute, CONICET-UNER, Oro Verde, Argentina; Human Movement Research Laboratory, School of Engineering, National University of Entre Ríos (UNER), Oro Verde, Argentina.
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- Applied Mathematics Institute (IMAL), CONICET-UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Öztürk O, Salami F, Musagara AR, Demirbüken İ, Polat MG, Wolf SI, Götze M. Functional hip joint centre determination in children with cerebral palsy. Gait Posture 2021; 90:185-189. [PMID: 34500219 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although functional methods determining the hip joint center (HJC) are becoming increasingly popular, no systematic investigation has been conducted yet to assess the reliability of functional hip joint calibration in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). RESEARCH QUESTION What is the most reliable way to conduct functional calibration motions for estimating HJC location in children with CP and movement disorders? METHODS Twenty-two patients with CP were included in the study. A marker set for Plug-in Gait with additional cluster markers was used. Two functional calibration movements, including a new movement, were proposed and tested with one and three repetitions each. Functional HJCs were determined using the SCoRE approach and compared to results obtained by applying the conventional regression method for assessing face validity. RESULTS The choice of calibration movement had significant impact on SCoRE residuals and HJC location. Increasingly repeating calibration movements did not improve results. A modified star movement by allowing the toes to tip the ground provided the most reliable data and is feasible for children with GMFCS level I-III. The feasibility of the method is further improved by analyzing hip motion in the contralateral stance limb and, among the calibration movements, gave the most precise HJC estimation. SIGNIFICANCE Type and performance of the functional calibration movement is one key factor for determining a robust HJC. Analyzing the data in the stance leg via the modified star motion yielded robust and reasonable results for the HJC location, which should be validated in further studies that include imaging methods. Using one repetition instead of three seems promising in terms of feasibility for patients with movement disorder.
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- Orhan Öztürk
- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Heidelberg University Hospital, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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Malloy P, Wichman DM, Garcia F, Espinoza-Orías A, Chahla J, Nho SJ. Impaired Lower Extremity Biomechanics, Hip External Rotation Muscle Weakness, and Proximal Femoral Morphology Predict Impaired Single-Leg Squat Performance in People With FAI Syndrome. Am J Sports Med 2021; 49:2984-2993. [PMID: 34339327 DOI: 10.1177/03635465211029032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Impairments in squat depth have been reported in patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS). However, little is known about single-leg squat (SLS) performance in these patients, despite this task being commonly used in the rehabilitation and training settings. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The aims of this study were (1) to investigate whether patients with FAIS demonstrate differences in SLS performance compared with healthy controls and (2) to determine whether dynamic range of motion (ROM), muscle strength, hip morphologic measures, hip pain, and hip-specific function predict SLS performance in patients with FAIS. We hypothesized that patients with FAIS would demonstrate impaired SLS performance and that impaired hip biomechanics, muscle strength, and hip-specific function would predict squat performance in patients with FAIS. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Three-dimensional (3D) kinematic data were collected at 100 Hz using a 20-camera 3D motion capture system during 3 SLS trials in 34 patients with FAIS and 26 healthy controls. Isometric muscle strength was tested with a stationary handheld dynamometer in all participants. Squat performance was quantified by squat depth (in meters), and the biomechanical variables of dynamic ROM of the pelvis, the hip, the knee, and the ankle in all planes were calculated. In patients with FAIS, femoral and acetabular morphology were measured using radiographic alpha angles and lateral center-edge angles. Hip pain and hip-specific function were measured using the visual analog scale for pain and the Hip Outcome Score Activities of Daily Living subscale, respectively. Two-tailed independent-samples t tests were used to determine between-group differences for squat depth, dynamic ROM variables, and muscle strength. A hierarchical multiple linear regression (MLR) model was used to determine whether biomechanical variables, muscle strength, hip morphology measures, hip pain, and hip-specific function were predictors of squat depth. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Version 26. RESULTS There were no between-group differences in age (FAIS, 30.0 ± 7.0 years vs controls, 27.3 ± 7.0 years; P = .18) or body mass index (FAIS, 23.1 ± 2.8 vs controls, 22.6 ± 3.2; P = .51). Squat depth was less in patients with FAIS compared with healthy controls (FAIS, 0.24 ± 0.4 m vs controls, 0.29 ± 0.05 m; P < .001). In the sagittal plane, patients with FAIS demonstrated less dynamic ROM of the hip (FAIS, 67.8°± 12.4° vs controls, 79.2°± 12.5°; P = .001) and the knee (FAIS, 71.9°± 9.4° vs controls, 78.9°± 13.2°; P = .02) compared with controls. Patients with FAIS also demonstrated a less dynamic coronal plane pelvis ROM (FAIS, 11.3°± 5.0° vs controls, 14.4°± 6.7°; P = .044). Patients with FAIS had reduced hip muscle strength of the hip external rotator (FAIS, 1 ± 0.3 N/kg vs controls, 1.2 ± 0.3 N/kg; P = .034), hip internal rotator (FAIS, 0.8 ± 0.3 N/kg vs controls 1 ± 0.3 N/kg; P = .03), and hip flexor (FAIS, 4 ± 1.1 N/kg vs controls, 4.8 ± 1.2 N/kg; P = .013) muscle groups. The hierarchical MLR revealed that the dynamic ROM of the hip, the knee, and the pelvis, the hip external rotation muscle strength, and the femoral alpha angles were all significant predictors of squat performance, and the final MLR model explained 92.4% of the total variance in squat depth in patients with FAIS. CONCLUSION Patients with FAIS demonstrate impaired SLS squat performance compared with healthy controls. This impaired squat performance is predominantly predicted by sagittal plane knee and hip biomechanics and hip external rotator strength, and less by frontal plane pelvic ROM and hip morphology in patients with FAIS. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Clinicians should focus treatment on improving dynamic ROM and hip external rotator muscle strength to improve squat performance; however, femoral morphology should also be considered in the treatment paradigm.
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- Philip Malloy
- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of San Paulo, San Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Concurrent assessment of gait kinematics using marker-based and markerless motion capture. J Biomech 2021; 127:110665. [PMID: 34380101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Kinematic analysis is a useful and widespread tool used in research and clinical biomechanics for the quantification of human movement. Common marker-based optical motion capture systems are time intensive and require highly trained operators to obtain kinematic data. Markerless motion capture systems offer an alternative method for the measurement of kinematic data with several practical benefits. This work compared the kinematics of human gait measured using a deep learning algorithm-based markerless motion capture system to those from a standard marker-based motion capture system. Thirty healthy adult participants walked on a treadmill while data were simultaneously recorded using eight video cameras and seven infrared optical motion capture cameras, providing synchronized markerless and marker-based data for comparison. The average root mean square distance (RMSD) between corresponding joint centers was less than 2.5 cm for all joints except the hip, which was 3.6 cm. Lower limb segment angles relative to the global coordinate system indicated the global segment pose estimates from both systems were very similar, with RMSD of less than 5.5° for all segment angles except those that represent rotations about the long axis of the segment. Lower limb joint angles captured similar patterns for flexion/extension at all joints, ab/adduction at the knee and hip, and toe-in/toe-out at the ankle. These findings indicate that the markerless system would be a suitable alternative technology in cases where the practical benefits of markerless data collection are preferred.
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Buchman-Pearle JM, Acker SM. Estimating soft tissue artifact of the thigh in high knee flexion tasks using optical motion Capture: Implications for marker cluster placement. J Biomech 2021; 127:110659. [PMID: 34385050 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Soft tissue artifact in motion capture is widely accepted as a significant source of error in kinematic and kinetic measurements. Non-invasive methods of estimating soft tissue artifact, those requiring only motion capture, provide a feasible method to evaluate marker placement on a segment and enable recommendations for marker configurations which can minimize soft tissue artifact. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of thigh marker cluster location on soft tissue artifact during high knee flexion (>120 deg) as unique deformation of soft tissue occurs in this range (e.g. thigh-calf contact). Motion of the pelvis and lower limbs were recorded during squatting and kneeling in fifty participants. Six rigid marker clusters were affixed to the skin on the anterior, lateral, and anterolateral aspect, at the distal and middle third of the thighs. To estimate soft tissue artifact, the functional hip joint center was reconstructed relative to the pelvis cluster and each of the six thigh clusters throughout motion. The difference in the position of these two points was input into Bland-Altman analyses and compared between the thigh clusters. Across the tasks, the total mean difference ranged from 2.81 to 8.95 cm while the lower and upper limits of agreement ranged from -0.79 to 2.54 cm and 5.04 to 17.65 cm, respectively. Using this non-invasive method, the mid-anterolateral cluster was least susceptible to soft tissue artifact and thus would be recommended, while the lateral clusters were most susceptible and should avoided in high knee flexion and similar tasks.
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- Jessa M Buchman-Pearle
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Layton RB, Messenger N, Stewart TD. Analysis of hip joint cross-shear under variable activities using a novel virtual joint model within Visual3D. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2021; 235:1197-1204. [PMID: 34169756 DOI: 10.1177/09544119211025869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cross-shear forces occur between bearing surfaces at the hip and have been identified as a key contributor to prosthesis wear. Understanding the variation in relative motion paths between both individuals and activities, is a possible explanation for increased revision rates for younger patients and could assist in improved pre-clinical testing regimes. Additionally, there is little information for the pre-clinical testing of cartilage substitution therapies for younger more active individuals. The calculation of motion paths has previously relied on computational modelling software which can be complex and time-consuming. The aim of this study was to determine whether the motion paths calculations could be integrated into gait analysis software to improve batch processing, reduce analysis time and ultimately improve the efficiency of the analysis of cross-shear variation for a broader range of activities. A novel Virtual Joint model was developed within Visual3D for calculating motion paths. This model was compared to previous computational methods and found to provide a competitive solution for cross shear analysis (accuracy <0.01 mm error between methods). The virtual hip model was subsequently applied to 13 common activities to investigate local aspect ratio's, velocities and accelerations. Surprisingly walking produced the harshest cross shear motion paths in subjects. Within walking, of additional interest was that the localised change in acceleration for subjects was six times greater compared to the same point on an equivalent smoothed simulator cycle. The Virtual hip developed in Visual 3D provides a time saving technique for visualising and processing large data sets directly from motion files. The authors postulate that rather than focussing on a generalised smoothed cross-shear model that pre-clinical testing of more delicate structures should consider localised changes in acceleration as these may be more important in the assessment of cartilage substitutes sensitive to shear.
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- Robin B Layton
- Institute of Medical Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Medical Biological Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Focusing on functional knee parameter determination to develop a better clinical gait analysis protocol. Gait Posture 2021; 84:127-136. [PMID: 33316686 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Attempts to improve protocol standards of marker-based clinical gait analysis (CGA) have been one of the main focuses of research to enhance robustness and reliability outcomes since the 1990s. Determining joint centres and axes constitutes an important aspect of those protocols. Although the hip joint is more prominent in such studies, knee joint center (KJC) and axis (KJA) directly affect all outcomes. RESEARCH QUESTION What recommendations arise from the study of the scientific literature for determining knee joint parameters (KJP) for protocols of CGA? METHODS A systematic, electronic search was conducted on November 2018 using three databases with the keyword combination ("functional approach" OR "functional method" OR "functional calibration") AND ("hip joint" OR "knee joint" OR "ankle joint") and analyzed by four reviewers. Given the existence of a recent review about the hip joint and the lack of material about the ankle joint, only papers about the knee joint were kept. The references cited in the selected papers were also screened in the final round of the search for these publications. The quality of the selected papers was assessed and aspects regarding accuracy, repeatability, and feasibility were thoroughly considered to allow for a comparison between studies. Technical aspects, such as marker set choice, KJP determination techniques, demographics, and functional movements, were also included. RESULTS Thirty-one papers were included and on average received a rating of about 75 % according to the quality scale used. The results showed that functional methods are superior or equivalent to predictive methods to estimate the KJA, while a regression method was slightly better for KJC prediction. SIGNIFICANCE Calibration methods should be applied to CGA whenever feasibility is reached. No study to date has focused on evaluating the in vivo RoM required to obtain reliable and repeatable results and future work should aim in this direction.
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Serrien B, Pataky T, Baeyens JP, Cattrysse E. Bayesian vs. least-squares inverse kinematics: Simulation experiments with models of 3D rigid body motion and 2D models including soft-tissue artefacts. J Biomech 2020; 109:109902. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Meng L, Millar L, Childs C, Buis A. A strathclyde cluster model for gait kinematic measurement using functional methods: a study of inter-assessor reliability analysis with comparison to anatomical models. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2020; 23:844-853. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1768246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Lin Meng
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Cerveri P, Belfatto A, Manzotti A. Predicting Knee Joint Instability Using a Tibio-Femoral Statistical Shape Model. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:253. [PMID: 32363179 PMCID: PMC7182437 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Statistical shape models (SSMs) are a well established computational technique to represent the morphological variability spread in a set of matching surfaces by means of compact descriptive quantities, traditionally called "modes of variation" (MoVs). SSMs of bony surfaces have been proposed in biomechanics and orthopedic clinics to investigate the relation between bone shape and joint biomechanics. In this work, an SSM of the tibio-femoral joint has been developed to elucidate the relation between MoVs and bone angular deformities causing knee instability. The SSM was built using 99 bony shapes (distal femur and proximal tibia surfaces obtained from segmented CT scans) of osteoarthritic patients. Hip-knee-ankle (HKA) angle, femoral varus-valgus (FVV) angle, internal-external femoral rotation (IER), tibial varus-valgus (TVV) angles, and tibial slope (TS) were available across the patient set. Discriminant analysis (DA) and logistic regression (LR) classifiers were adopted to underline specific MoVs accounting for knee instability. First, it was found that thirty-four MoVs were enough to describe 95% of the shape variability in the dataset. The most relevant MoVs were the one encoding the height of the femoral and tibial shafts (MoV #2) and the one representing variations of the axial section of the femoral shaft and its bending in the frontal plane (MoV #5). Second, using quadratic DA, the sensitivity results of the classification were very accurate, being all >0.85 (HKA: 0.96, FVV: 0.99, IER: 0.88, TVV: 1, TS: 0.87). The results of the LR classifier were mostly in agreement with DA, confirming statistical significance for MoV #2 (p = 0.02) in correspondence to IER and MoV #5 in correspondence to HKA (p = 0.0001), FVV (p = 0.001), and TS (p = 0.02). We can argue that the SSM successfully identified specific MoVs encoding ranges of alignment variability between distal femur and proximal tibia. This discloses the opportunity to use the SSM to predict potential misalignment in the knee for a new patient by processing the bone shapes, removing the need for measuring clinical landmarks as the rotation centers and mechanical axes.
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- Pietro Cerveri
- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Orthopaedic and Trauma Department, "Luigi Sacco" Hospital, ASST FBF-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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Bennett HJ, Valenzuela KA, Fleenor K, Weinhandl JT. A Normative Database of Hip and Knee Joint Biomechanics During Dynamic Tasks Using Four Functional Methods With Three Functional Calibration Tasks. J Biomech Eng 2020; 142:958437. [PMID: 31513696 DOI: 10.1115/1.4044503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although predicted hip joint center (HJC) locations are known to vary widely between functional methods, no previous investigation has detailed functional method-dependent hip and knee biomechanics. The purpose of this study was to define a normative database of hip joint biomechanics during dynamic movements based upon functional HJC methods and calibration tasks. Thirty healthy young adults performed arc, star arc, and two-sided calibration tasks. Motion capture and ground reaction forces were collected during walking, running, and single-leg landings (SLLs). Two sphere-fit (geometric and algebraic) and two coordinate transformation techniques were implemented using each calibration (12 total method-calibration combinations). Surprisingly, the geometric fit-two-sided model placed the HJC at the midline of the pelvis and above the iliac spines, and thus was removed from analyses. A database of triplanar hip and knee kinematics and hip moments and powers was constructed using the mean of all subjects for the eleven method-calibration combinations. A nested analysis of variance approach compared calibration [method] peak hip kinematics and kinetics. Most method differences existed between geometric fit and coordinate transformations (58 of 84 total). No arc-star arc differences were found. Thirty-two differences were found between the two-sided and arc/star arc calibrations. This database of functional method based hip and knee biomechanics serves as an important reference point for interstudy comparisons. Overall, this study illustrates that functional HJC method can dramatically impact hip biomechanics and should be explicitly detailed in future work.
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- Hunter J Bennett
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, 2016 Student Recreation Center, Norfolk, VA 23529
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- Department of Kinesiology, HHS2-203, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, 2016 Student Recreation Center, Norfolk, VA 23529
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- Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, The University of Tennessee, 322 HPER Building, 1914 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-2700
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Salami F, Wolf SI, Simon J, Leboucher J, Heitzmann DWW, Dreher T, Götze M. Estimation of ankle joint parameters in typically developed adults using functional calibration methods. Gait Posture 2020; 77:95-99. [PMID: 32004952 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite of many attempts to determine or correct hip and knee joint parameters via non-invasive techniques such as regression or functional methods, in conventional gait models the position of the ankle joint center still is assumed at the center point between malleoli. RESEARCH QUESTION The aim of this study was to estimate the ankle joint parameters using a functional approach. METHODS To this aim, we used data of 23 typically developed adults performing two different calibration motions. Subsequently, we applied functional approaches to determine the functional joint center and axis. RESULTS The results show significant differences for ankle joint parameters in all directions for both calibration motions applied with respect to the malleoli line. Most prominently, we find a shift of the ankle joint center of 7 % of the foot length anteriorly to the malleoli mid-point when applying functional calibration. CONCLUSION These significant alterations of the ankle joint center and axis indicate the importance of accurate determination of ankle joint parameters and consequently their influence on the clinical outcome.
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- Firooz Salami
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Centre of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nolte D, Ko ST, Bull AM, Kedgley AE. Reconstruction of the lower limb bones from digitised anatomical landmarks using statistical shape modelling. Gait Posture 2020; 77:269-275. [PMID: 32092603 PMCID: PMC7090904 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bone shapes strongly influence force and moment predictions of kinematic and musculoskeletal models used in motion analysis. The precise determination of joint reference frames is essential for accurate predictions. Since clinical motion analysis typically does not include medical imaging, from which bone shapes may be obtained, scaling methods using reference subjects to create subject-specific bone geometries are widely used. RESEARCH QUESTION This study investigated if lower limb bone shape predictions from skin-based measurements, utilising an underlying statistical shape model (SSM) that corrects for soft tissue artefacts in digitisation, can be used to improve conventional linear scaling methods of bone geometries. METHODS SSMs created from 35 healthy adult femurs and tibiae/fibulae were used to reconstruct bone shapes by minimising the distance between anatomical landmarks on the models and those digitised in the motion laboratory or on medical images. Soft tissue artefacts were quantified from magnetic resonance images and then used to predict distances between landmarks digitised on the skin surface and bone. Reconstruction results were compared to linearly scaled models by measuring root mean squared distances to segmented surfaces, calculating differences of commonly used anatomical measures and the errors in the prediction of the hip joint centre. RESULTS SSM reconstructed surface predictions from varying landmark sets from skin and bone landmarks were more accurate compared to linear scaling methods (2.60-2.95 mm vs. 3.66-3.87 mm median error; p < 0.05). No significant differences were found between SSM reconstructions from bony landmarks and SSM reconstructions from digitised landmarks obtained in the motion lab and therefore reconstructions using skin landmarks are as accurate as reconstructions from landmarks obtained from medical images. SIGNIFICANCE These results indicate that SSM reconstructions can be used to increase the accuracy in obtaining bone shapes from surface digitised experimental data acquired in motion lab environments.
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Effects of the soft tissue artefact on the hip joint kinematics during unrestricted activities of daily living. J Biomech 2020; 104:109717. [PMID: 32234246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.109717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Soft tissue artefact (STA) affects the kinematics retrieved with skin marker-based motion capture, and thus influences the outcomes of biomechanical models that rely on such kinematics. In order to be compensated for, the effects of STA must be characterized across a broad sample population and for different motion activities. In this study, the error introduced by STA on the kinematics of the hip joint and of its individual components, and on the location of the hip joint center (HJC) was quantified for fifteen THA subjects during overground gait, stair descent, chair rise and putting on socks. The error due to STA was computed as the difference between the kinematics measured with motion capture and those measured simultaneously with moving fluoroscopy, a STA-free X-ray technique. The main significant effects of STA were: underestimation of the hip range of motion for all four activities, underestimation of the flexion especially during phases of the motion with higher flexion, overestimation of the internal rotation, and lateral misplacement of the HJC mostly due to the functional calibration. The thigh contributed more to the STA error than the pelvis. The STA error of the thigh appeared to be correlated with the hip flexion angles, with a varying degree of linearity depending on the activity and on the phase of the motion cycle. Future kinematic-driven STA compensation models should take into account the non-linearity of the STA error and its dependency of the phase of the motion cycle.
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Davico G, Pizzolato C, Killen BA, Barzan M, Suwarganda EK, Lloyd DG, Carty CP. Best methods and data to reconstruct paediatric lower limb bones for musculoskeletal modelling. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2019; 19:1225-1238. [DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01245-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Begon M, Andersen MS, Dumas R. Multibody Kinematics Optimization for the Estimation of Upper and Lower Limb Human Joint Kinematics: A Systematized Methodological Review. J Biomech Eng 2019; 140:2666614. [PMID: 29238821 DOI: 10.1115/1.4038741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Multibody kinematics optimization (MKO) aims to reduce soft tissue artefact (STA) and is a key step in musculoskeletal modeling. The objective of this review was to identify the numerical methods, their validation and performance for the estimation of the human joint kinematics using MKO. Seventy-four papers were extracted from a systematized search in five databases and cross-referencing. Model-derived kinematics were obtained using either constrained optimization or Kalman filtering to minimize the difference between measured (i.e., by skin markers, electromagnetic or inertial sensors) and model-derived positions and/or orientations. While hinge, universal, and spherical joints prevail, advanced models (e.g., parallel and four-bar mechanisms, elastic joint) have been introduced, mainly for the knee and shoulder joints. Models and methods were evaluated using: (i) simulated data based, however, on oversimplified STA and joint models; (ii) reconstruction residual errors, ranging from 4 mm to 40 mm; (iii) sensitivity analyses which highlighted the effect (up to 36 deg and 12 mm) of model geometrical parameters, joint models, and computational methods; (iv) comparison with other approaches (i.e., single body kinematics optimization and nonoptimized kinematics); (v) repeatability studies that showed low intra- and inter-observer variability; and (vi) validation against ground-truth bone kinematics (with errors between 1 deg and 22 deg for tibiofemoral rotations and between 3 deg and 10 deg for glenohumeral rotations). Moreover, MKO was applied to various movements (e.g., walking, running, arm elevation). Additional validations, especially for the upper limb, should be undertaken and we recommend a more systematic approach for the evaluation of MKO. In addition, further model development, scaling, and personalization methods are required to better estimate the secondary degrees-of-freedom (DoF).
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- Mickaël Begon
- Département de Kinésiologie, Université de Montréal, 1700 Jacques Tétreault, Laval, QC H7N 0B6, Canada.,Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire Sainte-Justine, 3175 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada e-mail:
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- Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Fibigerstrade 16, Aalborg East DK-9220, Denmark e-mail:
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, LBMC UMR_T9406, Lyon F69622, France e-mail:
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Relationship Between 2-Dimensional Frontal Plane Measures and the Knee Abduction Angle During the Drop Vertical Jump. J Sport Rehabil 2019; 28:399-402. [PMID: 30422040 DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2018-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Context: Knee abduction angle (KAA), as measured by 3-dimensional marker-based motion capture systems during jump-landing tasks, has been correlated with an elevated risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in females. Due to the high cost and inefficiency of KAA measurement with marker-based motion capture, surrogate 2-dimensional frontal plane measures have gained attention for injury risk screening. The knee-to-ankle separation ratio (KASR) and medial knee position (MKP) have been suggested as potential frontal plane surrogate measures to the KAA, but investigations into their relationship to the KAA during a bilateral drop vertical jump task are limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between KASR and MKP to the KAA during initial contact of the bilateral drop vertical jump. Design: Descriptive. Setting: Biomechanics laboratory. Participants: A total of 18 healthy female participants (mean age: 24.1 [3.88] y, mass: 65.18 [10.34] kg, and height: 1.63 [0.06] m). Intervention: Participants completed 5 successful drop vertical jump trials measured by a Vicon marker-based motion capture system and 2 AMTI force plates. Main Outcome Measure: For each jump, KAA of the tibia relative to the femur was measured at initial contact along with the KASR and MKP calculated from planar joint center data. The coefficient of determination (r2) was used to examine the relationship between the KASR and MKP to KAA. Results: A strong linear relationship was observed between MKP and KAA (r2 = .71), as well as between KASR and KAA (r2 = .72). Conclusions: Two-dimensional frontal plane measures show strong relationships to the KAA during the bilateral drop vertical jump.
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Leboeuf F, Reay J, Jones R, Sangeux M. The effect on conventional gait model kinematics and kinetics of hip joint centre equations in adult healthy gait. J Biomech 2019; 87:167-171. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bahl JS, Zhang J, Killen BA, Taylor M, Solomon LB, Arnold JB, Lloyd DG, Besier TF, Thewlis D. Statistical shape modelling versus linear scaling: Effects on predictions of hip joint centre location and muscle moment arms in people with hip osteoarthritis. J Biomech 2019; 85:164-172. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A calibrated EMG-informed neuromusculoskeletal model can appropriately account for muscle co-contraction in the estimation of hip joint contact forces in people with hip osteoarthritis. J Biomech 2019; 83:134-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Falisse A, Van Rossom S, Gijsbers J, Steenbrink F, van Basten BJH, Jonkers I, van den Bogert AJ, De Groote F. OpenSim Versus Human Body Model: A Comparison Study for the Lower Limbs During Gait. J Appl Biomech 2018; 34:496-502. [PMID: 29809082 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2017-0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Musculoskeletal modeling and simulations have become popular tools for analyzing human movements. However, end users are often not aware of underlying modeling and computational assumptions. This study investigates how these assumptions affect biomechanical gait analysis outcomes performed with Human Body Model and the OpenSim gait2392 model. The authors compared joint kinematics, kinetics, and muscle forces resulting from processing data from 7 healthy adults with both models. Although outcome variables had similar patterns, there were statistically significant differences in joint kinematics (maximal difference: 9.8° [1.5°] in sagittal plane hip rotation), kinetics (maximal difference: 0.36 [0.10] N·m/kg in sagittal plane hip moment), and muscle forces (maximal difference: 8.51 [1.80] N/kg for psoas). These differences might be explained by differences in hip and knee joint center locations up to 2.4 (0.5) and 1.9 (0.2) cm in the posteroanterior and inferosuperior directions, respectively, and by the offset in pelvic reference frames of about 10° around the mediolateral axis. The choice of model may not influence the conclusions in clinical settings, where the focus is on interpreting deviations from the reference data, but it will affect the conclusions of mechanical analyses in which the goal is to obtain accurate estimates of kinematics and loading.
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A normative database of hip and knee joint biomechanics during dynamic tasks using anatomical regression prediction methods. J Biomech 2018; 81:122-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Revised: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Augustine AS, Ewen AM, Wallace DT, Picard F. Variations in pelvic dimensions: An anatomical and computed tomography study. Clin Anat 2018; 31:981-987. [PMID: 30203862 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The anterior pelvic plane (APP) is a useful anatomical reference with both clinical and research applications in orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation medicine. It is used as a marker for computer-assisted total hip replacement and image-guided assessment of the hip center in clinical gait analysis. Despite its common use, no published data exist on the variations in height and width in an adult population. The aim of this study was to determine the range of dimensions for the anterior pelvic plane found in the Scottish adult population. Thirty-five human cadavers and 100 pelvic computed tomography (CT) scans were examined. Pelvic height and width were measured, and the ratios were determined. The mean width and height for combined cadaver and CT pelves were found to be 238.0 mm (SD 20.1, range 188.3-273.8) and 92.7 mm (SD 10.5, range 71.2-114.7), respectively. The mean width-to-height ratio for all pelves was 2.59 (SD 0.31, range 1.73-3.50). There were no statistically significant differences in means between males and females. The variations of APP dimensions within an adult population are presented. These will be of value in the validation of algorithms for computer navigation and hip joint center calculation in total hip arthroplasty and gait analysis. Furthermore, differences in dimensions between cadaveric and CT measurements have been shown which may have implications for further research and the validity of reference data dependent on data-point acquisition. Clin. Anat. 31:981-987, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Angelica S Augustine
- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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- Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, G81 4DY, United Kingdom
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De Pieri E, Lund ME, Gopalakrishnan A, Rasmussen KP, Lunn DE, Ferguson SJ. Refining muscle geometry and wrapping in the TLEM 2 model for improved hip contact force prediction. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204109. [PMID: 30222777 PMCID: PMC6141086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Musculoskeletal models represent a powerful tool to gain knowledge on the internal forces acting at the joint level in a non-invasive way. However, these models can present some errors associated with the level of detail in their geometrical representation. For this reason, a thorough validation is necessary to prove the reliability of their predictions. This study documents the development of a generic musculoskeletal model and proposes a working logic and simulation techniques for identifying specific model features in need of refinement; as well as providing a quantitative validation for the prediction of hip contact forces (HCF). The model, implemented in the AnyBody Modeling System and based on the cadaveric dataset TLEM 2.0, was scaled to match the anthropometry of a patient fitted with an instrumented hip implant and to reproduce gait kinematics based on motion capture data. The relative contribution of individual muscle elements to the HCF and joint moments was analyzed to identify critical geometries, which were then compared to muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and, in case of inconsistencies, were modified to better match the volumetric scans. The predicted HCF showed good agreement with the overall trend and timing of the measured HCF from the instrumented prosthesis. The average root mean square error (RMSE), calculated for the total HCF was found to be 0.298*BW. Refining the geometries of the muscles thus identified reduced RMSE on HCF magnitudes by 17% (from 0.359*BW to 0.298*BW) over the whole gait cycle. The detailed study of individual muscle contributions to the HCF succeeded in identifying muscles with incorrect anatomy, which would have been difficult to intuitively identify otherwise. Despite a certain residual over-prediction of the final hip contact forces in the stance phase, a satisfactory level of geometrical accuracy of muscle paths has been achieved with the refinement of this model.
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- Enrico De Pieri
- Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Frick E, Rahmatalla S. Joint Center Estimation Using Single-Frame Optimization: Part 2: Experimentation. SENSORS 2018; 18:s18082563. [PMID: 30081601 PMCID: PMC6112042 DOI: 10.3390/s18082563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human motion capture is driven by joint center location estimates, and error in their estimation can be compounded by subsequent kinematic calculations. Soft tissue artifact (STA), the motion of tissue relative to the underlying bones, is a primary cause of error in joint center calculations. A method for mitigating the effects of STA, single-frame optimization (SFO), was introduced and numerically verified in Part 1 of this work, and the purpose of this article (Part 2) is to experimentally compare the results of SFO with a marker-based solution. The experimentation herein employed a single-degree-of-freedom pendulum to simulate human joint motion, and the effects of STA were simulated by affixing the inertial measurement unit to the pendulum indirectly through raw, vacuum-sealed meat. The inertial sensor was outfitted with an optical marker adapter so that its location could be optically determined by a camera-based motion-capture system. During the motion, inertial effects and non-rigid attachment of the inertial sensor caused the simulated STA to manifest via unrestricted motion (six degrees of freedom) relative to the rigid pendulum. The redundant inertial and optical instrumentation allowed a time-varying joint center solution to be determined both by optical markers and by SFO, allowing for comparison. The experimental results suggest that SFO can achieve accuracy comparable to that of state-of-the-art joint center determination methods that use optical skin markers (root mean square error of 7.87–37.86 mm), and that the time variances of the SFO solutions are correlated (r = 0.58–0.99) with the true, time-varying joint center solutions. This suggests that SFO could potentially help to fill a gap in the existing literature by improving the characterization and mitigation of STA in human motion capture.
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- Eric Frick
- Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Frick E, Rahmatalla S. Joint Center Estimation Using Single-Frame Optimization: Part 1: Numerical Simulation. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 18:E1089. [PMID: 29617331 PMCID: PMC5948776 DOI: 10.3390/s18041089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biomechanical models used to refine and stabilize motion capture processes are almost invariably driven by joint center estimates, and any errors in joint center calculation carry over and can be compounded when calculating joint kinematics. Unfortunately, accurate determination of joint centers is a complex task, primarily due to measurements being contaminated by soft-tissue artifact (STA). This paper proposes a novel approach to joint center estimation implemented via sequential application of single-frame optimization (SFO). First, the method minimizes the variance of individual time frames’ joint center estimations via the developed variance minimization method to obtain accurate overall initial conditions. These initial conditions are used to stabilize an optimization-based linearization of human motion that determines a time-varying joint center estimation. In this manner, the complex and nonlinear behavior of human motion contaminated by STA can be captured as a continuous series of unique rigid-body realizations without requiring a complex analytical model to describe the behavior of STA. This article intends to offer proof of concept, and the presented method must be further developed before it can be reasonably applied to human motion. Numerical simulations were introduced to verify and substantiate the efficacy of the proposed methodology. When directly compared with a state-of-the-art inertial method, SFO reduced the error due to soft-tissue artifact in all cases by more than 45%. Instead of producing a single vector value to describe the joint center location during a motion capture trial as existing methods often do, the proposed method produced time-varying solutions that were highly correlated (r > 0.82) with the true, time-varying joint center solution.
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- Eric Frick
- Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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- Center for Computer-Aided Design, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Effects of sex and obesity on gait biomechanics before and six months after total knee arthroplasty: A longitudinal cohort study. Gait Posture 2018; 61:263-268. [PMID: 29413795 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gait biomechanics, sex, and obesity can contribute to suboptimal outcomes from primary total knee arthroplasty. The aims of this study were to i) determine if sex and/or obesity influence the amount of change in gait biomechanics from pre-surgery to six months post-surgery and; ii) assess if gait returns to normal in men and women. METHODS Three-dimensional gait analysis was performed on 43 patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis (pre- and six months post-operative) and 40 asymptomatic controls. Mixed linear regression models were fit to assess which factors influenced change in gait biomechanics within the arthroplasty cohort, and interaction terms were included to assess if biomechanics returned to normal following surgery. FINDINGS Male peak knee adduction moment (p < 0.001) and impulse (p < 0.001) decreased six months following arthroplasty, whilst gait in women remained unchanged after surgery. Obesity did not influence gait changes in men or women. Gait of female arthroplasty participants did not differ from female controls after surgery except for sagittal plane knee range of motion (p = 0.003), whilst men differed from controls for peak knee adduction moment (p = 0.011), knee range of motion (p < 0.001), and peak knee flexion moment (p < 0.001). INTERPRETATION Sex, but not obesity, influenced changes in gait biomechanics after arthroplasty. Men retained abnormal gait patterns after surgery, whilst women did not. Further research should determine the long-term implications of gait abnormalities seen in men after arthroplasty.
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