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Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors
Kushioka J, Sun R, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Odonkor C, Smuck M. Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors 2022, 22: 9301. PMID: 36502003, PMCID: PMC9739785, DOI: 10.3390/s22239301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStride length variabilityGait impairmentDisease groupGait parametersGait variabilityHigher stride length variabilityMobility impairmentsMin walk testDifferent pathologiesGait variability measuresAge-related degenerative diseasesWalk testNeurologic impairmentCommon symptomsGait rhythmicityHealthy controlsLSS groupGait differencesHealthy individualsLength variabilityPotential biomarkersMobility disordersSpecific pathologyDegenerative diseasesImpairment
2020
Gait 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleGait AnalysisHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneeSpatio-Temporal AnalysisSpinal StenosisWalk TestConceptsLumbar 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlpha-GlobulinsHumansInjections, Intra-ArticularOsteoarthritis, KneePlatelet-Rich PlasmaConceptsAnti-inflammatory propertiesAlpha-2 microglobulinOsteoarthritic knee painKnee painPlatelet-rich plasmaCartilage preservationQuality of lifePRP injectionKnee osteoarthritisBody of evidenceActive protease inhibitorsJoint degenerationAnimal modelsPainProtease inhibitorsActive inhibitorTreatmentInhibitorsCurrent understandingPatientsOsteoarthritisReviewActive componentsDegeneration