Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy

We investigated spatiotemporal data, joint kinematics, and joint kinetics during gait in a group of subjects who had recently undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and compared the results to those of healthy controls. Gait analysis was performed on 105 pain-free meniscectomy patients and 47 c...

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Main Authors: Sturnieks, Daina, Besier, Thor, Mills, Peter, Ackland, Tim, Maguire, Ken, Stachowiak, Gwidon, Podsiadlo, Pawel, Lloyd, David
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Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17278
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author Sturnieks, Daina
Besier, Thor
Mills, Peter
Ackland, Tim
Maguire, Ken
Stachowiak, Gwidon
Podsiadlo, Pawel
Lloyd, David
author_facet Sturnieks, Daina
Besier, Thor
Mills, Peter
Ackland, Tim
Maguire, Ken
Stachowiak, Gwidon
Podsiadlo, Pawel
Lloyd, David
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description We investigated spatiotemporal data, joint kinematics, and joint kinetics during gait in a group of subjects who had recently undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and compared the results to those of healthy controls. Gait analysis was performed on 105 pain-free meniscectomy patients and 47 controls, walking at a self-selected speed. The meniscectomy population was comparable to controls in spatiotemporal parameters and knee kinematics. However, they had reduced range of motion (ROM) and lower peak moments in the sagittal plane on the operated limb compared to the nonoperated limb. Compared to controls, the meniscectomy patients had significantly larger knee adduction moments over stance, even after accounting for their greater body weight. These differences likely increase articular loads on the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint and may contribute to the high risk of knee osteoarthritis following arthroscopic meniscal surgery.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-172782017-09-13T15:42:44Z Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy Sturnieks, Daina Besier, Thor Mills, Peter Ackland, Tim Maguire, Ken Stachowiak, Gwidon Podsiadlo, Pawel Lloyd, David Adduction moment Osteoarthritis Meniscectomy Gait Knee We investigated spatiotemporal data, joint kinematics, and joint kinetics during gait in a group of subjects who had recently undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and compared the results to those of healthy controls. Gait analysis was performed on 105 pain-free meniscectomy patients and 47 controls, walking at a self-selected speed. The meniscectomy population was comparable to controls in spatiotemporal parameters and knee kinematics. However, they had reduced range of motion (ROM) and lower peak moments in the sagittal plane on the operated limb compared to the nonoperated limb. Compared to controls, the meniscectomy patients had significantly larger knee adduction moments over stance, even after accounting for their greater body weight. These differences likely increase articular loads on the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint and may contribute to the high risk of knee osteoarthritis following arthroscopic meniscal surgery. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17278 10.1002/jor.20610 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. unknown
spellingShingle Adduction moment
Osteoarthritis
Meniscectomy
Gait
Knee
Sturnieks, Daina
Besier, Thor
Mills, Peter
Ackland, Tim
Maguire, Ken
Stachowiak, Gwidon
Podsiadlo, Pawel
Lloyd, David
Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title_full Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title_fullStr Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title_full_unstemmed Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title_short Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
title_sort knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
topic Adduction moment
Osteoarthritis
Meniscectomy
Gait
Knee
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17278