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Sritharan P, Muñoz MA, Pivonka P, Bryant AL, Mokhtarzadeh H, Perraton LG. Biomechanical Markers of Forward Hop-Landing After ACL-Reconstruction: A Pattern Recognition Approach. Ann Biomed Eng 2022; 50:330-342. [PMID: 35099657 PMCID: PMC8847210 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-022-02921-4] [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: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Biomechanical changes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may be detrimental to long-term knee-joint health. We used pattern recognition to characterise biomechanical differences during the landing phase of a single-leg forward hop after ACLR. Experimental data from 66 individuals 12-24 months post-ACLR (28.2 ± 6.3 years) and 32 controls (25.2 ± 4.8 years old) were input into a musculoskeletal modelling pipeline to calculate joint angles, joint moments and muscle forces. These waveforms were transformed into principal components (features), and input into a pattern recognition pipeline, which found 10 main distinguishing features (and 8 associated features) between ACLR and control landing biomechanics at significance \documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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- Prasanna Sritharan
- La Trobe Sports and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
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- School of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Mechanical, Medical & Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Santos TRT, Araújo VL, Khuu A, Lee S, Lewis CL, Souza TR, Holt KG, Fonseca ST. Effects of sex and walking speed on the dynamic stiffness of lower limb joints. J Biomech 2021; 129:110803. [PMID: 34688064 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110803] [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] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fast walking may require a non-uniform change of dynamic stiffness among lower limb joints to deal with this daily task's demands. The change of dynamic joint stiffness may be distinct between females and males. This study aimed to test for differences in dynamic stiffness among lower limb joints in response to increased walking speed in males and females. Thirty-five participants walked in two randomized conditions: self-selected speed and fast speed (25% greater than the self-selected speed). Dynamic stiffnesses of the ankle, knee, and hip were calculated as the linear slope of the moment-angle curve's regression line during their major power absorption phase of the walking cycle. The comparison between conditions showed that the knee (p < 0.001) and hip (p = 0.031) increased their stiffness at the fast compared to self-selected speed. Ankle stiffness was not different between conditions (p = 0.818). The comparison among joints across speeds showed that the knee had a greater increase than the ankle (p = 0.001) and hip (p < 0.001), with no difference between ankle and hip (p = 0.081). The sex of the participant influenced only the ankle stiffness, in which males had greater stiffness than females (p = 0.008). These findings demonstrated that the lower limb joints changed their dynamic stiffness differently, and only the ankle stiffness was influenced by sex. The non-uniform adjustments of stiffness may provide the necessary stability and allow the individual to deal with greater demand for walking fast.
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- Thiago R T Santos
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA; The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Sato Y, Kondo T, Shinozaki M, Shibata R, Nagoshi N, Ushiba J, Nakamura M, Okano H. Markerless analysis of hindlimb kinematics in spinal cord-injured mice through deep learning. Neurosci Res 2021; 176:49-56. [PMID: 34508755 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2021.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rodent models are commonly used to understand the underlying mechanisms of spinal cord injury (SCI). Kinematic analysis, an important technique to measure dysfunction of locomotion after SCI, is generally based on the capture of physical markers placed on bony landmarks. However, marker-based studies face significant experimental hurdles such as labor-intensive manual joint tracking, alteration of natural gait by markers, and skin error from soft tissue movement on the knee joint. Although the pose estimation strategy using deep neural networks can solve some of these issues, it remains unclear whether this method is adaptive to SCI mice with abnormal gait. In the present study, we developed a deep learning based markerless method of 2D kinematic analysis to automatically track joint positions. We found that a relatively small number (< 200) of manually labeled video frames was sufficient to train the network to extract trajectories. The mean test error was on average 3.43 pixels in intact mice and 3.95 pixels in SCI mice, which is comparable to the manual tracking error (3.15 pixels, less than 1 mm). Thereafter, we extracted 30 gait kinematic parameters and found that certain parameters such as step height and maximal hip joint amplitude distinguished intact and SCI locomotion.
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- Yuta Sato
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan; Laboratory for Marmoset Neural Architecture, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Waanders JB, Murgia A, DeVita P, Franz JR, Hortobágyi T. Age does not affect the relationship between muscle activation and joint work during incline and decline walking. J Biomech 2021; 124:110555. [PMID: 34167020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110555] [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: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Older compared with younger adults walk with different configurations of mechanical joint work and greater muscle activation but it is unclear if age, walking speed, and slope would each affect the relationship between muscle activation and net joint work. We hypothesized that a unit increase in positive but not negative net joint work requires greater muscle activation in older compared with younger adults. Healthy younger (age: 22.1 yrs, n = 19) and older adults (age: 69.8 yrs, n = 16) ascended and descended a 7° ramp at slow (~1.20 m/s) and moderate (~1.50 m/s) walking speeds while lower-extremity marker positions, electromyography, and ground reaction force data were collected. Compared to younger adults, older adults took 11% (incline) and 8% (decline) shorter strides, and performed 21% less positive ankle plantarflexor work (incline) and 19% less negative knee extensor work (decline) (all p < .05). However, age did not affect (all p > .05) the regression coefficients between the muscle activation integral and positive hip extensor or ankle plantarflexor work during ascent, nor between that and negative knee extensor or ankle dorsiflexor work during descent. With increased walking speed, muscle activation tended to increase in younger but changed little in older adults across ascent (10 ± 12% vs. -1.0 ± 10%) and descent (3.6 ± 10.2% vs. -2.6 ± 7.7%) (p = .006, r = 0.47). Age does not affect the relationship between muscle activation and net joint work during incline and decline walking at freely-chosen step lengths. The electromechanical cost of joint work production does not underlie the age-related reconfiguration of joint work during walking.
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- Jeroen B Waanders
- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Human Movement Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Human Movement Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Human Movement Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands; Institute of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary; Somogy County Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital, Kaposvár, Hungary
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Lower Limb Movement Pattern Differences Between Males and Females in Squatting and Kneeling. J Appl Biomech 2021; 37:204-214. [PMID: 33690162 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2020-0185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 11/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Movement pattern differences may contribute to differential injury or disease prevalence between individuals. The purpose of this study was to identify lower limb movement patterns in high knee flexion, a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis, and to investigate kinematic differences between males and females, as females typically develop knee osteoarthritis more commonly and severely than males. Lower extremity kinematic data were recorded from 110 participants completing 4 variations of squatting and kneeling. Principal component analysis was used to identify principal movements associated with the largest variability in the sample. Across the tasks, similar principal movements emerged at maximal flexion and during transitions. At maximal flexion, females achieved greater knee flexion, facilitated by a wider base of support, which may alter posterior and lateral tibiofemoral stress. Principal movements also detected differences in movement temporality between males and females. When these temporal differences occur due to alterations in movement velocity and/or acceleration, they may elicit changes in muscle activation and knee joint stress. Movement variability identified in the current study provides a framework for potential modifiable factors in high knee flexion, such as foot position, and suggests that kinematic differences between the sexes may contribute to differences in knee osteoarthritis progression.
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Sarvestan J, Kovacikova Z, Linduska P, Gonosova Z, Svoboda Z. Contribution of lower limb muscle strength to walking, postural sway and functional performance in elderly women. ISOKINET EXERC SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.3233/ies-203105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Aging-related deterioration of the lower limb muscle strength could highly influence the functional performance of elderly individuals. OBJECTIVE: To investigate how advancing age impacts the lower limb muscle strength and consequently affects the balance and walking performance. METHODS: Twenty-seven community-dwelling elderly females underwent isokinetic ankle dorsi/plantar flexion (ADF/APF), inversion/eversion (AIN/AEV), knee flexion/extension (KFL/KEX), hip flexion/extension (HFL/HEX), and abduction/adduction (HAB/HAD) tests, the six-minute walk test, open-eyed biped balance test on foam rubber and the performance-oriented mobility assessment (POMA). RESULTS: The Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficients demonstrated that advancing age negatively influenced the relative work and moment produced in all the muscle groups, the POMA score (r=-0.51), walking speed (r=-0.62), and the vertical (r= 0.55) and anteroposterior (r= 0.54) postural sway velocities. The peak moment and work values of AINs and APFs; KFLs and KEXs; and HABs, HFLs, and HEXs showed a significantly positive correlation with the walking speed (α⩽ 0.05). CONCLUSION: The strength of HFLs, HEXs and HABs, as the important contributors to the walking performance, underwent attenuation as the age increased, consequently resulting in impairments of stepping profiles of elderly females. Elderly females are needed to be trained to reach the optimum levels of lower limb muscular strength to overcome premature incapacitation and have control over their independence in daily activities.
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Lower Extremity Muscle Strength and Force Variability in Persons With Parkinson Disease. J Neurol Phys Ther 2019; 43:56-62. [DOI: 10.1097/npt.0000000000000244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen CWJ, Heim W, Fairley K, Clement RJ, Biddiss E, Torres-Moreno R, Andrysek J. Evaluation of an instrument-assisted dynamic prosthetic alignment technique for individuals with transtibial amputation. Prosthet Orthot Int 2016; 40:475-83. [PMID: 25762611 DOI: 10.1177/0309364615574161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND A prosthesis that is not optimally aligned can adversely influence the rehabilitation and health of the amputee. Very few studies to date evaluate the effectiveness and utility of instrument-assisted alignment techniques in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES To compare an instrument-assisted dynamic alignment technique (Compas(™)) to conventional methods. STUDY DESIGN In a crossover study design, dynamic prosthetic alignments were provided to nine individuals with unilateral transtibial amputations to compare conventional and instrument-assisted alignment techniques. METHODS The instrument-assisted technique involved a commercially available force and torque sensing dynamic alignment system (Compas). Cadence, pelvic accelerations, and socket moments were assessed. A custom questionnaire was used to gather user perceptions. RESULTS No differences between alignment techniques were found in global gait measures including cadence and pelvic accelerations. No significant alignment differences were achieved by examination of angular changes between the socket and foot; however, significantly higher below-the-socket moments were found with the instrument-assisted technique. From the questionnaire, six amputees had no preference, while three preferred the conventional alignment. CONCLUSION The use of Compas appears to produce similar alignment results as conventional techniques, although with slightly higher moments at the socket. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This study provides new information about the clinical utilization of instrument-assisted prosthetic alignment techniques for individuals with transtibial amputation.
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- Caroline Wen Jia Chen
- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Centre for Independent Living, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Centre for Independent Living, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Centre for Independent Living, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Sousa ASP, Tavares JMRS. Interlimb Coordination During Step-to-Step Transition and Gait Performance. J Mot Behav 2015; 47:563-74. [PMID: 25893693 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2015.1023391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Most energy spent in walking is due to step-to-step transitions. During this phase, the interlimb coordination assumes a crucial role to meet the demands of postural and movement control. The authors review studies that have been carried out regarding the interlimb coordination during gait, as well as the basic biomechanical and neurophysiological principles of interlimb coordination. The knowledge gathered from these studies is useful for understanding step-to-step transition during gait from a motor control perspective and for interpreting walking impairments and inefficiency related to pathologies, such as stroke. This review shows that unimpaired walking is characterized by a consistent and reciprocal interlimb influence that is supported by biomechanical models, and spinal and supraspinal mechanisms. This interlimb coordination is perturbed in subjects with stroke.
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- Andreia S P Sousa
- a Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Área Científica de Fisioterapia, Centro de Estudos de Movimento e Atividade Humana , Portugal
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Davenport TE, Benson K, Baker S, Gracey C, Rakocevic G, McElroy B, Dalakas M, Shrader JA, Harris-Love MO. Lower extremity peak force and gait kinematics in individuals with inclusion body myositis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015; 67:94-101. [PMID: 25201017 DOI: 10.1002/acr.22468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between peak isometric muscle force and temporal characteristics of gait in individuals with sporadic inclusion body myositis (s-IBM). METHODS An observational study of 42 individuals with s-IBM (12 women; mean ± SD age 61.8 ± 7.3 years and mean ± SD disease duration 8.9 ± 4.3 years) was conducted at a federal hospital. Peak isometric force measurements for lower extremity (LE) muscle groups were obtained using quantitative muscle testing. Temporal characteristics of gait during habitual and fast walking conditions were measured using a portable gait analysis system. RESULTS All observed muscle force values were significantly lower than predicted values (P ≤ 0.001). During habitual walking, the subjects' gait speed and cadence were ≤83% of normative literature values. During fast walking, total gait cycle time was 133% of normal, while gait speed and cadence were 58% and 78% of normative literature values, respectively. Scaled LE peak muscle forces showed significant moderate correlations with temporal gait variables. Weaker subjects had greater limitations in gait speed and cadence compared with stronger subjects (P < 0.05). Peak isometric force of the knee flexors and ankle plantar flexors was significantly correlated with most temporal features of habitual gait. CONCLUSION Muscle weakness associated with s-IBM disease activity may contribute to diminished gait kinematics. Temporal features of gait were not substantially influenced by knee extensor weakness alone, considering the knee flexors and ankle plantar flexors played a compensatory role in maintaining the walking ability of individuals with s-IBM.
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- Todd E Davenport
- University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Stockton, California
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Three-dimensional vertebral wedging and pelvic asymmetries in the early stages of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine J 2015; 15:477-86. [PMID: 25463399 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND CONTEXT Scoliosis is a three-dimensional (3D) deformation of the spine and the pelvis. Although the relation between the pelvic asymmetries and scoliosis progression was proposed by several authors, it has not been documented over time in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). PURPOSE The objective was to determine whether vertebral wedging and pelvic asymmetries progress in the early stages of AIS before any orthopedic treatment. STUDY DESIGN The study design included an observational cohort study. PATIENT SAMPLE Nineteen AIS girls participated in this study. OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome measures were pelvic and spine geometries from simultaneous biplanar radiographs. METHODS At the diagnosis, the girls (12.6±1.3 years) had a Cobb angle of 13.9°±6.0°. At the end of their observation period (11 months on average), the scoliosis progressed to 20.5°±5.5°. Bone 3D geometry was reconstructed from biplanar radiographs. Sagittal and frontal wedgings were calculated for five vertebral levels, namely, at the apex and at the two vertebral bodies above and below it. The pelvic geometry was described using five 3D homologous right-left lengths to estimate pelvic asymmetries. Paired t tests were performed on vertebral wedging and pelvic asymmetries to assess their progression between the two evaluations. Principal component (PC) analyses were applied to determine whether vertebral wedging or pelvic asymmetries were predominant at each evaluation. RESULTS Vertebral wedging was present at the diagnosis (1.76°-5.92°) and generally did not progress until brace prescription. The mean difference between the right and left pelvic normalized lengths was 1.4% and 2.4% for the initial and final evaluations, respectively. Results revealed the width of the right pelvis to be superior by 3%, and this asymmetry progressed to 4.0%. Principal component analysis revealed that initial vertebral wedging was present in seven out of eight parameters of the first three PCs, whereas at the final examination, vertebral wedging and pelvic asymmetries were evenly present. CONCLUSIONS Our study confirms the presence of vertebral wedging at the early stages of scoliosis. This is the first to document the association between spinal and pelvic deformities over time. Pelvic asymmetries could be responsible for trunk muscle imbalances and lead to reduced neuromuscular control reported in AIS patients. These results could influence body brace fitting.
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Influence of wedges on lower limbs' kinematics and net joint moments during healthy elderly gait using principal component analysis. Hum Mov Sci 2014; 38:319-30. [PMID: 25457428 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The elderly are susceptible to many disorders that alter the gait pattern and could lead to falls and reduction of mobility. One of the most applied therapeutical approaches to correct altered gait patterns is the insertion of insoles. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is a powerful method used to reduce redundant information and it allows the comparison of the complete waveform. The purpose of this study was to verify the influence of wedges on lower limbs' net joint moment and range of motion (ROM) during the gait of healthy elderly participants using PCA. In addition, discrete values of lower limbs' peak net moment and ROM were also evaluated. 20 subjects walked with no wedges (control condition) and wearing six different wedges. The variables analyzed were the Principal Components from joint net moments and ROM in the sagittal plane in the ankle and knee and joint net moments in frontal plane in the knee. The discrete variables were peak joint net moments and ROM in sagittal plane in knee and ankle. The results showed the influence of the wedges to be clearer by analyzing through PCA methods than to use discrete parameters of gait curves, where the differences between conditions could be hidden.
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Sousa ASP, Silva A, Santos R, Sousa F, Tavares JMRS. Interlimb coordination during the stance phase of gait in subjects with stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2013; 94:2515-2522. [PMID: 23871877 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the relation between contralesional and ipsilesional limbs in subjects with stroke during step-to-step transition of walking. DESIGN Observational, transversal, analytical study with a convenience sample. SETTING Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinic. PARTICIPANTS Subjects (n=16) with poststroke hemiparesis with the ability to walk independently and healthy controls (n=22). INTERVENTIONS Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Bilateral lower limbs electromyographic activity of the soleus (SOL), gastrocnemius medialis, tibialis anterior, biceps femoris, rectus femoris, and vastus medialis (VM) muscles and the ground reaction force were analyzed during double-support and terminal stance phases of gait. RESULTS The propulsive impulse of the contralesional trailing limb was negatively correlated with the braking impulse of the leading limb during double support (r=-.639, P=.01). A moderate functional relation was observed between thigh muscles (r=-.529, P=.035), and a strong and moderate dysfunctional relation was found between the plantar flexors of the ipsilesional limb and the vastus medialis of the contralesional limb, respectively (SOL-VM, r=-.80, P<.001; gastrocnemius medialis-VM, r=-.655, P=.002). Also, a functional moderate negative correlation was found between the SOL and rectus femoris muscles of the ipsilesional limb during terminal stance and between the SOL (r=-.506, P=.046) and VM (r=-.518, P=.04) muscles of the contralesional limb during loading response, respectively. The trailing limb relative impulse contribution of the contralesional limb was lower than the ipsilesional limb of subjects with stroke (P=.02) and lower than the relative impulse contribution of the healthy limb (P=.008) during double support. CONCLUSIONS The findings obtained suggest that the lower performance of the contralesional limb in forward propulsion during gait is related not only to contralateral supraspinal damage but also to a dysfunctional influence of the ipsilesional limb.
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- Andreia S P Sousa
- Escola Superior da Tecnologia de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Área Científica de Fisioterapia, Centro de Estudos de Movimento e Actividade Humana, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal; Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Escola Superior da Tecnologia de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Área Científica de Fisioterapia, Centro de Estudos de Movimento e Actividade Humana, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Escola Superior da Tecnologia de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Área Científica de Fisioterapia, Centro de Estudos de Movimento e Actividade Humana, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Biomecânica do Porto, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Stylianides GA, Dalleau G, Begon M, Rivard CH, Allard P. Pelvic morphology, body posture and standing balance characteristics of adolescent able-bodied and idiopathic scoliosis girls. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70205. [PMID: 23875021 PMCID: PMC3714262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to determine how pelvic morphology, body posture, and standing balance variables of scoliotic girls differ from those of able-bodied girls, and to classify neuro-biomechanical variables in terms of a lower number of unobserved variables. Twenty-eight scoliotic and twenty-five non-scoliotic able-bodied girls participated in this study. 3D coordinates of ten anatomic body landmarks were used to describe pelvic morphology and trunk posture using a Flock of Birds system. Standing balance was measured using a force plate to identify the center of pressure (COP), and its anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) displacements. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performed to determine differences between the two groups. A factor analysis was used to identify factors that best describe both groups. Statistical differences were identified between the groups for each of the parameter types. While spatial orientation of the pelvis was similar in both groups, five of the eight trunk postural variables of the scoliotic group were significantly different that the able-bodied group. Also, five out of the seven standing balance variables were higher in the scoliotic girls. Approximately 60% of the variation is supported by 4 factors that can be associated with a set of variables; standing balance variables (factor 1), body posture variables (factor 2), and pelvic morphology variables (factors 3 and 4). Pelvic distortion, body posture asymmetry, and standing imbalance are more pronounced in scoliotic girls, when compared to able-bodied girls. These findings may be beneficial when addressing balance and ankle proprioception exercises for the scoliotic population.
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Influence of ankle injury on muscle activation and postural control during ballet grand plié. J Appl Biomech 2013; 30:37-49. [PMID: 23677907 DOI: 10.1123/jab.2012-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ballet deep squat with legs rotated externally (grand plié) is a fundamental movement for dancers. However, performing this task is a challenge to ankle control, particularly for those with ankle injury. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate how ankle sprains affect the ability of postural and muscular control during grand plié in ballet dancers. Thirteen injured dancers and 20 uninjured dancers performed a 15 second grand plié consisting of lowering, squatting, and rising phases. The lower extremity motion patterns and muscle activities, pelvic orientation, and center of pressure (COP) excursion were measured. In addition, a principal component analysis was applied to analyze waveforms of muscle activity in bilateral medial gastrocnemius, peroneus longus, and tibialis anterior. Our findings showed that the injured dancers had smaller pelvic motions and COP excursions, greater maximum angles of knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion as well as different temporal activation patterns of the medial gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior. These findings suggested that the injured dancers coped with postural challenges by changing lower extremity motions and temporal muscle activation patterns.
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Springer S, Vatine JJ, Lipson R, Wolf A, Laufer Y. Effects of dual-channel functional electrical stimulation on gait performance in patients with hemiparesis. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:530906. [PMID: 23097635 PMCID: PMC3477556 DOI: 10.1100/2012/530906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The study objective was to assess the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the peroneal nerve and thigh muscles on gait performance in subjects with hemiparesis. Participants were 45 subjects (age 57.8 ± 14.8 years) with hemiparesis (5.37 ± 5.43 years since diagnosis) demonstrating a foot-drop and impaired knee control. Thigh stimulation was applied either to the quadriceps or hamstrings muscles, depending on the dysfunction most affecting gait. Gait was assessed during a two-minute walk test with/without stimulation and with peroneal stimulation alone. A second assessment was conducted after six weeks of daily use. The addition of thigh muscles stimulation to peroneal stimulation significantly enhanced gait velocity measures at the initial and second evaluation. Gait symmetry was enhanced by the dual-channel stimulation only at the initial evaluation, and single-limb stance percentage only at the second assessment. For example, after six weeks, the two-minute gait speed with peroneal stimulation and with the dual channel was 0.66 ± 0.30 m/sec and 0.70 ± 0.31 m/sec, respectively (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, dual-channel FES may enhance gait performance in subjects with hemiparesis more than peroneal FES alone.
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- Shmuel Springer
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, 31905 Haifa, Israel
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Fischer SL, Hampton RH, Albert WJ. A simple approach to guide factor retention decisions when applying principal component analysis to biomechanical data. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2012; 17:199-203. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.673594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Using principal component analysis to aid bayesian network development for prediction of critical care patient outcomes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 71:1841-9. [PMID: 22182894 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e3182250184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Predicting an intensive care unit patient's outcome is highly desirable. An end goal is for computational techniques to provide updated, accurate predictions about changing patient condition using a manageable number of physiologic parameters. METHODS Principal component analysis was used to select input parameters for critical care patient outcome models. Vital signs and laboratory values from each patient's hospital stay along with outcomes ("Discharged" vs. "Deceased") were collected retrospectively at a Level I Trauma-Military Medical Center in the southwest; intensive care unit patients were included if they had been admitted for burn, infection, or hypovolemia during a 5-year period ending October 2007. Principal component analysis was used to determine which of the 24 parameters would serve as inputs in a bayesian network developed for outcome prediction. RESULTS Data for 581 patients were collected. Pulse pressure, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, sodium, and chloride were found to have statistically significant differences between Discharged and Deceased groups for "Hypovolemia" patients. For "Burn" patients, pulse pressure, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and potassium were found to have statistically significant differences. For a "Combined" group, heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, sodium, and chloride had statistically significant differences. A bayesian network based on these results, developed for the Combined group, achieved an accuracy of 75% when predicting patient outcome. CONCLUSIONS Outcome prediction for critical care patients is possible. Future work should explore model development using additional temporal data and should include prospective validation. Such technology could serve as the basis of real-time intelligent monitoring systems for critical patients.
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Lozano-Ortiz CA, Muniz AMS, Nadal J. Human gait classification after lower limb fracture using Artificial Neural Networks and principal component analysis. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011; 2010:1413-6. [PMID: 21096345 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2010.5626715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) has been commonly used in human gait analysis making possible the study of mechanical overloads in the locomotor system. This study aimed at applying the principal component (PC) analysis and two Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), multi-layer feed forward (FF) and self organized maps (SOM), for classifying and clustering gait patterns from normal subjects (CG) and patients with lower limb fractures (FG). The vGRF from a group of 51 subjects, including 38 in CG and 13 in FG were used for PC analysis and classification. It was also tested the classification of vGRF from five subjects in a treatment group (TG) that were submitted to a physiotherapeutic treatment. Better results were obtained using four PC as inputs of the ANN, with 96% accuracy, 100% specificity and 85% sensitivity using SOM, against 92% accuracy, 100% specificity and 69% sensitivity for FF classification. After treatment, three of five subjects were classified as presenting normal vGRF.
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- Carlos A Lozano-Ortiz
- Biomedical Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, P. O. Box 68510, ZIP 21941-972, Brazil.
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Effect of registration on cyclical kinematic data. J Biomech 2010; 43:2444-7. [PMID: 20537335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2010] [Revised: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Given growing interest in functional data analysis (FDA) as a useful method for analyzing human movement data, it is critical to understand the effects of standard FDA procedures, including registration, on biomechanical analyses. Registration is used to reduce phase variability between curves while preserving the individual curve's shape and amplitude. The application of three methods available to assess registration could benefit those in the biomechanics community using FDA techniques: comparison of mean curves, comparison of average RMS values, and assessment of time-warping functions. Therefore, the present study has two purposes. First, the necessity of registration applied to cyclical data after time normalization is assessed. Second, we illustrate the three methods for evaluating registration effects. Masticatory jaw movements of 22 healthy adults (2 males, 21 females) were tracked while subjects chewed a gum-based pellet for 20s. Motion data were captured at 60 Hz with two gen-locked video cameras. Individual chewing cycles were time normalized and then transformed into functional observations. Registration did not affect mean curves and warping functions were linear. Although registration decreased the RMS, indicating a decrease in inter-subject variability, the difference was not statistically significant. Together these results indicate that registration may not always be necessary for cyclical chewing data. An important contribution of this paper is the illustration of three methods for evaluating registration that are easy to apply and useful for judging whether the extra data manipulation is necessary.
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Lee M, Roan M, Smith B. An application of principal component analysis for lower body kinematics between loaded and unloaded walking. J Biomech 2009; 42:2226-30. [PMID: 19674748 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.06.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Revised: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Load carriage is a very common daily activity at home and in the workplace. Generally, the load is in the form of an external load carried by an individual, it could also be the excessive body mass carried by an overweight individual. To quantify the effects of carrying extra weight, whether in the form of an external load or excess body mass, motion capture data were generated for a diverse subject set. This consisted of twenty-three subjects generating one hundred fifteen trials for each loading condition. This study applied principal component analysis (PCA) to motion capture data in order to analyze the lower body gait patterns for four loading conditions: normal weight unloaded, normal weight loaded, overweight unloaded and overweight loaded. PCA has been shown to be a powerful tool for analyzing complex gait data. In this analysis, it is shown that in order to quantify the effects of external loads and/or for both normal weight and overweight subjects, the first principal component (PC1) is needed. For the work in this paper, PCs were generated from lower body joint angle data. The PC1 of the hip angle and PC1 of the ankle angle are shown to be an indicator of external load and BMI effects on temporal gait data.
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- Minhyung Lee
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 134 Durham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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Muniz AMS, Nadal J. Application of principal component analysis in vertical ground reaction force to discriminate normal and abnormal gait. Gait Posture 2009; 29:31-5. [PMID: 18640040 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2007] [Revised: 05/19/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Discrete parameters from ground reaction force (GRF) are been considered in gait analysis studies. However, principal component analysis (PCA) may provide additional insight into gait analysis for considering the complete pattern of GRF. This study aimed at testing the application of PCA to discriminate the vertical GRF pattern between control group (CG) and patients with lower limb fractures (FG), as well as proposing a score to quantify the abnormality of gait. Thirty-eight healthy subjects participated of CG and 13 subjects in FG, five subjects from FG were also evaluated after physiotherapeutic treatment (FGA). The GRF was measured by an instrumented treadmill. Principal component coefficients (PCCs) were obtained by singular value decomposition using GRF of complete stride. Two, four and six PCCs were used to obtain the standard distance (D). The classification between groups was mainly given by the first PC, which indicated higher loading factors during push off of affected side and heel strike of unaffected side. The classification performance achieved 92.2% accuracy with two PCCs, 94.1% with four PCCs and 96.1% with six PCCs. Four subjects reached normal boundary after treatment, with all FGA subjects presenting decreased D. This study demonstrates that PCA is an adequate method for discriminating normal and abnormal gait and D allows an objective evaluation of the progress and effectiveness of rehabilitation treatment.
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- A M S Muniz
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Biomedical Engineering Program, COPPE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Rutherford DJ, Hubley-Kozey CL, Deluzio KJ, Stanish WD, Dunbar M. Foot progression angle and the knee adduction moment: a cross-sectional investigation in knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2008; 16:883-9. [PMID: 18182310 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2007] [Accepted: 11/27/2007] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that an association exists between the characteristics of the knee adduction moment and foot progression angle (FPA) in asymptomatic individuals and those with mild to moderate and severe knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Fifty asymptomatic individuals, 46 patients with mild to moderate and 44 patients with severe knee OA were recruited. Maximum knee adduction moment during late stance and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to describe the knee adduction moment captured during gait. Multiple regression models were used for each of the three group assignments to analyze the association between the independent variables and the knee adduction moment. RESULTS FPA explained a significant amount of the variability associated with the shape of the knee adduction moment waveform for the asymptomatic and mild to moderate groups (P<0.05), but not for the severe group (P>0.05). Walking velocity alone explained significant variance associated with the shape of the knee adduction moment in the severe OA group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION A toe out FPA was associated with altered knee adduction moment waveform characteristics, extracted using PCA, in asymptomatic individuals and those with mild to moderate knee OA only. These findings are directly implicated in medial knee compartment loading. This relationship was not evident in those with severe knee OA.
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- D J Rutherford
- School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Muniz AS, Nobre FF, Liu H, Lyons KE, Pahwa R, Liu W, Nadal J. Assessment of the effects of subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson disease patients by artificial neural network. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2008; 2008:4700-4703. [PMID: 19163765 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study aims at applying an artificial neural network for the evaluation of the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on Parkinson disease (PD) patients with and without medication. A sample of 15 PD patients who have undergone STN DBS were evaluated under four test conditions: medication off and stimulation off (mof-sof), medication off and stimulation on (mof-son), medication on and stimulation off (mon-sof) and medication on and stimulation on (mon-son). A control group with 30 subjects was also evaluated. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied on vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) and the first six principal component scores (PC score) were obtained in both groups. Those PCs scores were used as input in a probabilistic neural network (PNN). PNN presented satisfactory classification performance in the separation of controls and PD with 90.1% accuracy, 69.2% sensitivity and 100% specificity. The stimulation mof-son and mon-son conditions presented better results compared to mon-sof. In the mof-son condition, 41.7% were classified as normal, while further enhancement (63.3%) was given by the mon-son condition. These results indicated the potentiality of PNN to quantitatively evaluate treatment effects. Furthermore, STN DBS shows improvement on vGRF pattern in PD patients, most substantially when used with medication.
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- A S Muniz
- Biomedical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil P.O. Box 68.510, 21941-972 - BRAZIL.
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Shemmell J, Johansson J, Portra V, Gottlieb GL, Thomas JS, Corcos DM. Control of interjoint coordination during the swing phase of normal gait at different speeds. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2007; 4:10. [PMID: 17466065 PMCID: PMC1866234 DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-4-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2006] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background It has been suggested that the control of unconstrained movements is simplified via the imposition of a kinetic constraint that produces dynamic torques at each moving joint such that they are a linear function of a single motor command. The linear relationship between dynamic torques at each joint has been demonstrated for multijoint upper limb movements. The purpose of the current study was to test the applicability of such a control scheme to the unconstrained portion of the gait cycle – the swing phase. Methods Twenty-eight neurologically normal individuals walked along a track at three different speeds. Angular displacements and dynamic torques produced at each of the three lower limb joints (hip, knee and ankle) were calculated from segmental position data recorded during each trial. We employed principal component (PC) analysis to determine (1) the similarity of kinematic and kinetic time series at the ankle, knee and hip during the swing phase of gait, and (2) the effect of walking speed on the range of joint displacement and torque. Results The angular displacements of the three joints were accounted for by two PCs during the swing phase (Variance accounted for – PC1: 75.1 ± 1.4%, PC2: 23.2 ± 1.3%), whereas the dynamic joint torques were described by a single PC (Variance accounted for – PC1: 93.8 ± 0.9%). Increases in walking speed were associated with increases in the range of motion and magnitude of torque at each joint although the ratio describing the relative magnitude of torque at each joint remained constant. Conclusion Our results support the idea that the control of leg swing during gait is simplified in two ways: (1) the pattern of dynamic torque at each lower limb joint is produced by appropriately scaling a single motor command and (2) the magnitude of dynamic torque at all three joints can be specified with knowledge of the magnitude of torque at a single joint. Walking speed could therefore be altered by modifying a single value related to the magnitude of torque at one joint.
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- Jonathan Shemmell
- Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Neuromuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- School of Physical Therapy, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Department of Movement Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612 ,USA
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Kirkwood RN, Gomes HDA, Sampaio RF, Culham E, Costigan P. Análise biomecânica das articulações do quadril e joelho durante a marcha em participantes idosos. ACTA ORTOPEDICA BRASILEIRA 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s1413-78522007000500007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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O objetivo desse estudo foi determinar a amplitude de movimento, o momento de força, a potência e o trabalho das articulações do quadril e joelho durante a marcha em um grupo de participantes entre 55 e 75 anos de idade. O andar é uma atividade diária comum e normalmente prescrita como exercício terapêutico na reabilitação de pessoas idosas. Dados cinemáticos e cinéticos das articulações do quadril e joelho foram obtidos usando o sistema Optotrak, associado a uma plataforma de força, raio-X padronizado para determinar com acurácia o centro de rotação das articulações do joelho e quadril e dados antropométricos. A articulação do quadril gerou mais trabalho que o joelho durante a marcha. O quadril gerou um total de 0.40J/kg, sendo que 22% ocorreram no plano frontal, 76% no sagital e 2% no plano transverso. A articulação do joelho gerou um trabalho total de 0,30J/kg durante a marcha, sendo 7% no plano frontal, 90% no sagital e 3% no transverso. O estudo biomecânico das articulações durante diferentes atividades leva a uma maior compreensão do papel de cada articulação durante o movimento, contribuindo assim para a elaboração de melhores programas físicos de reabilitação, prevenção e treinamento de performance.
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Wolf S, Loose T, Schablowski M, Döderlein L, Rupp R, Gerner HJ, Bretthauer G, Mikut R. Automated feature assessment in instrumented gait analysis. Gait Posture 2006; 23:331-8. [PMID: 15955701 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2004] [Revised: 03/10/2005] [Accepted: 04/09/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A methodological modular framework is presented for automated assessment of gait patterns. The processing steps of data selection, gait parameter calculation and evaluation are not limited to a specific field of application and are largely independent of case-based clinical expert knowledge. For these steps, a variety of mathematical methods was used and the validity of the approach to assess gait parameters tested by applying it to the clinical problem of Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) treatment of the spastic equinus foot. A set of 3670 parameters was ranked by relevance for classification of a group of 42 diplegic cerebral palsy (CP) patients and an age-matched reference group. The same procedure was performed for pre- and post-therapeutic data sets of these patients. Gait parameters of high relevance coincided well with results of previous studies based on partly manual and more subjective parameter selection. A norm distance measure is introduced to facilitate the quantification of deviations from a normal walking pattern and can be used as an overall scalar measure to evaluate differences in gait patterns or as a set of measures attributing each joint angle separately.
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- Sebastian Wolf
- Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Schlierbacher Landstr. 200a, D-69118 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Muniz AMS, Manfio EF, Andrade MC, Nadal J. Principal component analysis of vertical ground reaction force: a powerful method to discriminate normal and abnormal gait and assess treatment. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS : ... ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006; 2006:2683-2686. [PMID: 17946131 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2006.259820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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This study aims at testing the application of principal component analysis (PCA) in the ground reaction force (GRF) in discriminating the gait pattern between normal and abnormal subjects, and assessing the rehabilitation treatment. The sample was composed by 31 subjects, organized into two groups: a control group (CG) of 25 normal and a group (FG) of six patients with lower limb fractures, which was considered before (FGB) and after (FGA) a treadmill physiotherapeutic treatment. The vertical component of GRF data was collected with an instrumentized treadmill. PCA method was applied and the first two coefficients (PCC) were obtained for the three groups. The region of CG values was separated in the PCC plane with the elliptical area of displacement and with a linear threshold between CG and FGB obtained by stepwise logistic regression. Results show that all values of FGA moved towards CG region from the corresponding FGB position, indicating the potential power of PCA in discriminating between normal and abnormal gait and objectively evaluating the effects of rehabilitation treatment.
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- A M S Muniz
- Biomed. Eng. Program, Fed. Univ. of Rio de Janeiro.
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Daffertshofer A, Lamoth CJC, Meijer OG, Beek PJ. PCA in studying coordination and variability: a tutorial. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2004; 19:415-28. [PMID: 15109763 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2004.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 354] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2003] [Accepted: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explain and underscore the use of principal component analysis in clinical biomechanics as an expedient, unbiased means for reducing high-dimensional data sets to a small number of modes or structures, as well as for teasing apart structural (invariant) and variable components in such data sets. DESIGN The method is explained formally and then applied to both simulated and real (kinematic and electromyographic) data for didactical purposes, thus illustrating possible applications (and pitfalls) in the study of coordinated movement. BACKGROUND In the sciences at large, principal component analysis is a well-known method to remove redundant information in multidimensional data sets by means of mode reduction. At present, principal component analysis is starting to penetrate the fundamental and clinical study of human movement, which amplifies the need for an accessible explanation of the method and its possibilities and limitations. Besides mode reduction, we discuss principal component analysis in its capacity as a data-driven filter, allowing for a separation of invariant and variant properties of coordination, which, arguably, is essential in studies of motor variability. METHODS Principal component analysis is applied to kinematic and electromyographic time series obtained during treadmill walking by healthy humans. RESULTS Common signal structures or modes are identified in the time series that turn out to be readily interpretable. In addition, the identified coherent modes are eliminated from the data, leaving a filtered, residual pattern from which useful information may be gleaned regarding motor variability. CONCLUSIONS Principal component analysis allows for the detection of modes (information reduction) in both kinematic and electromyographic data sets, as well as for the separation of invariant structure and variance in those data sets. RELEVANCE Principal component analysis can be successfully applied to movement data, both as feature extractor and as data-driven filter. Its potential for the (clinical) study of human movement sciences (e.g., diagnostics and evaluation of interventions) is evident but still largely untapped.
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- Andreas Daffertshofer
- Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Institute for Fundamental and Clinical Human Movement Sciences, Van der Boechorststraat 9, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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