2020
Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review
Odonkor CA, Esparza R, Flores LE, Verduzco‐Gutierrez M, Escalon MX, Solinsky R, Silver JK. Disparities in Health Care for Black Patients in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States: A Narrative Review. PM&R 2020, 13: 180-203. PMID: 33090686, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRehabilitation carePhysical medicineNarrative reviewHip/knee osteoarthritisHealth disparitiesCritical care rehabilitationSpinal cord injuryTraumatic brain injuryBlack individualsBlack personsRacial health disparitiesPulmonary diseaseBlack patientsKnee osteoarthritisCord injuryCare rehabilitationClinical guidelinesHospital characteristicsWorse outcomesBrain injuryDiverse U.S. populationCommon conditionDisease severitySocial determinantsRacial disparitiesGait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis
Odonkor C, Kuwabara A, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Gait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture 2020, 80: 96-100. PMID: 32497982, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisKnee osteoarthritisWalking testGait parametersGait characteristicsSpinal stenosisClinical walking testsSpatiotemporal gait characteristicsSpatiotemporal gait parametersGait speedPatient populationMusculoskeletal disordersOsteoarthritisSensor-based assessmentPatientsStride lengthClinical applicationStenosisAssessment protocolAppropriate test protocolsPhase timingCritical needControlTest protocol
2019
Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature
Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye A, Gill J. Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 82. PMID: 31502073, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0822-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory propertiesAlpha-2 microglobulinOsteoarthritic knee painKnee painPlatelet-rich plasmaCartilage preservationQuality of lifePRP injectionKnee osteoarthritisBody of evidenceActive protease inhibitorsJoint degenerationAnimal modelsPainProtease inhibitorsActive inhibitorTreatmentInhibitorsCurrent understandingPatientsOsteoarthritisReviewActive componentsDegeneration
2018
Poster 383: Identification of Novel Wearable-Sensor Derived Gait Features Associated with Physical Activity and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis and Lumbar Stenosis
Odonkor C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Ith M, Smuck M. Poster 383: Identification of Novel Wearable-Sensor Derived Gait Features Associated with Physical Activity and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis and Lumbar Stenosis. PM&R 2018, 10: s127. DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research