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Rivera RJ, Karasavvidis T, Pagan C, Haffner R, Ast MP, Vigdorchik JM, Debbi EM. Functional assessment in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty. Bone Joint J 2024; 106-B:764-774. [PMID: 39084648 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.106b8.bjj-2024-0142.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Aims Conventional patient-reported surveys, used for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), are limited by subjectivity and recall bias. Objective functional evaluation, such as gait analysis, to delineate a patient's functional capacity and customize surgical interventions, may address these shortcomings. This systematic review endeavours to investigate the application of objective functional assessments in appraising individuals undergoing THA. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were applied. Eligible studies of THA patients that conducted at least one type of objective functional assessment both pre- and postoperatively were identified through Embase, Medline/PubMed, and Cochrane Central database-searching from inception to 15 September 2023. The assessments included were subgrouped for analysis: gait analysis, motion analysis, wearables, and strength tests. Results A total of 130 studies using 15 distinct objective functional assessment methods (FAMs) were identified. The most frequently used method was instrumented gait/motion analysis, followed by the Timed-Up-and-Go test (TUG), 6 minute walk test, timed stair climbing test, and various strength tests. These assessments were characterized by their diagnostic precision and applicability to daily activities. Wearables were frequently used, offering cost-effectiveness and remote monitoring benefits. However, their accuracy and potential discomfort for patients must be considered. Conclusion The integration of objective functional assessments in THA presents promise as a progress-tracking modality for improving patient outcomes. Gait analysis and the TUG, along with advancing wearable sensor technology, have the potential to enhance patient care, surgical planning, and rehabilitation.
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- Richard J Rivera
- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
- University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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- Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA
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Miscusi M, Serrao M, Ricciardi L, Conte C, Castiglia SF, Ippolito G, Coppola G, Forcato S, Scerrati A, Raco A. Gait analysis, trunk movements, and electromyographic patterns after minimally invasive spine surgery for lumbar instability: An observational prospective study. World Neurosurg X 2024; 21:100262. [PMID: 38193093 PMCID: PMC10772388 DOI: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2023.100262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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Objective The aim of the present study was to investigate trunk kinematics and spine muscle activation during walking after minimally invasive surgery in patients with L4-L5 degenerative spondylolisthesis suffering from lumbar instability (LI). Methods Eleven patients suffering from LI and 13 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. Trunk kinematics and spine muscle activation patterns during walking were collected. Maximal trunk ranges of motion were also recorded from standing position. Assessments were performed pre-operatively (T0), 1 month (T1) and 3 months (T2) after MIS. Results We found significant improvement in spine muscle activation during walking at T2 compared to T0, mainly involving right/left symmetry at the operated level (L4-L5) and up-down synchronization from L3 to S1. Significant improvements in trunk rotation nearing to the HC group during walking were also found at T2 after surgery, though no changes were observed in the maximal range of motion of the trunk during standing. Furthermore, trunk rotation improvement correlated with a lower grade of residual disability. Conclusions Our findings indicate that trunk rotation improves after surgery, and impaired aspects of spine muscle activation can be improved with surgery. These biomechanical parameters could represent novel tools for monitoring the effect of surgery in LI and preventing impaired spine mobility and muscle activation.
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- Massimo Miscusi
- Department of NESMOS, Sapienza University, via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza, University of Rome – Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
- Movement Analysis LAB, Policlinico Italia, Piazza del Campidano 6, 00162, Rome Italy
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- Department of NESMOS, Sapienza University, via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza, University of Rome – Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
- Movement Analysis LAB, Policlinico Italia, Piazza del Campidano 6, 00162, Rome Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza, University of Rome – Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza, University of Rome – Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza, University of Rome – Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, Italy
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- UO di Neurochirurgia, Pia Fondazione di Culto e Religione Cardinale G. Panico, Via San Pio X 4, 73039, Tricase, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Morfologia, Chirurgia e Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of NESMOS, Sapienza University, via di Grottarossa 1035-1039, Rome, Italy
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Manto M, Serrao M, Filippo Castiglia S, Timmann D, Tzvi-Minker E, Pan MK, Kuo SH, Ugawa Y. Neurophysiology of cerebellar ataxias and gait disorders. Clin Neurophysiol Pract 2023; 8:143-160. [PMID: 37593693 PMCID: PMC10429746 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnp.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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There are numerous forms of cerebellar disorders from sporadic to genetic diseases. The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of the advances and emerging techniques during these last 2 decades in the neurophysiological tests useful in cerebellar patients for clinical and research purposes. Clinically, patients exhibit various combinations of a vestibulocerebellar syndrome, a cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome and a cerebellar motor syndrome which will be discussed throughout this chapter. Cerebellar patients show abnormal Bereitschaftpotentials (BPs) and mismatch negativity. Cerebellar EEG is now being applied in cerebellar disorders to unravel impaired electrophysiological patterns associated within disorders of the cerebellar cortex. Eyeblink conditioning is significantly impaired in cerebellar disorders: the ability to acquire conditioned eyeblink responses is reduced in hereditary ataxias, in cerebellar stroke and after tumor surgery of the cerebellum. Furthermore, impaired eyeblink conditioning is an early marker of cerebellar degenerative disease. General rules of motor control suggest that optimal strategies are needed to execute voluntary movements in the complex environment of daily life. A high degree of adaptability is required for learning procedures underlying motor control as sensorimotor adaptation is essential to perform accurate goal-directed movements. Cerebellar patients show impairments during online visuomotor adaptation tasks. Cerebellum-motor cortex inhibition (CBI) is a neurophysiological biomarker showing an inverse association between cerebellothalamocortical tract integrity and ataxia severity. Ataxic gait is characterized by increased step width, reduced ankle joint range of motion, increased gait variability, lack of intra-limb inter-joint and inter-segmental coordination, impaired foot ground placement and loss of trunk control. Taken together, these techniques provide a neurophysiological framework for a better appraisal of cerebellar disorders.
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- Mario Manto
- Service des Neurosciences, Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium
- Service de Neurologie, CHU-Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79 04100, Latina, Italy
- Gait Analysis LAB Policlinico Italia, Via Del Campidano 6 00162, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Rome Sapienza, Polo Pontino, Corso della Repubblica 79 04100, Latina, Italy
- Gait Analysis LAB Policlinico Italia, Via Del Campidano 6 00162, Rome, Italy
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, via Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Center for Translational Neuro- and Behavioral Sciences (C-TNBS), Essen University Hospital, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
- Syte Institute, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cerebellar Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin 64041, Taiwan
- Department and Graduate Institute of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 10051, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei City 11529, Taiwan
- Initiative for Columbia Ataxia and Tremor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei City 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Human Neurophysiology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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Kaufmann M, Nüesch C, Clauss M, Pagenstert G, Eckardt A, Ilchmann T, Stoffel K, Mündermann A, Ismailidis P. Functional assessment of total hip arthroplasty using inertial measurement units: Improvement in gait kinematics and association with patient-reported outcome measures. J Orthop Res 2023; 41:759-770. [PMID: 35880355 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25421] [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: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are commonly used for gait assessment, yet their potential for quantifying improvements in gait function and patterns after total hip arthroplasty (THA) has not been fully explored. The primary aim of this study was to compare spatiotemporal parameters and sagittal plane kinematic patterns of patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) before and after THA, and to asymptomatic controls. The secondary aim was to assess the association between dynamic hip range of motion (ROM) during walking and the Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Scores (HOOS). Twenty-four patients with hip OA and 24 matched asymptomatic controls completed gait analyses using the RehaGait® sensor system. Patients were evaluated pre- and 1 year postoperatively, controls in a single visit. Differences in kinematic data were analyzed using statistical parametric mapping, and correlations between dynamic hip ROM and HOOS were calculated. Walking speed and stride length significantly increased (+0.08 m/s, p = 0.019; +0.06 m, p = 0.048) after THA but did not reach the level of asymptomatic controls (-0.11 m/s, p = 0.028; -0.14 m, p = 0.001). Preoperative hip and knee kinematics differed significantly from controls. After THA, they improved significantly and did not differ from controls. Dynamic hip flexion-extension ROM correlated positively with all HOOS subscores (r > 0.417; p ≤ 0.001). The change in HOOS symptoms in patients was explained by the combination of baseline HOOS symptoms and change in dynamic hip ROM (r2 = 0.748) suggesting that the additional information gained with IMU gait analysis helps to complement and objectify patient-reported outcome measures pre- and postoperatively and monitor treatment-related improvements.
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- Mara Kaufmann
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Center for Musculoskeletal Infections, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Clarahof Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery, Basel, Switzerland
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- ENDO-Team, Hirslanden Klinik, Birshof, Münchenstein, Switzerland
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- ENDO-Team, Hirslanden Klinik, Birshof, Münchenstein, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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