2021
The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare
Smuck M, Odonkor CA, Wilt JK, Schmidt N, Swiernik MA. The emerging clinical role of wearables: factors for successful implementation in healthcare. Npj Digital Medicine 2021, 4: 45. PMID: 33692479, PMCID: PMC7946921, DOI: 10.1038/s41746-021-00418-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical applicationDigital health interventionsPotential clinical applicationsCare inclusiveClinical roleClinician championsFuture clinical applicationsHealth behaviorsHealth providersHealth interventionsClinical implementationReimbursement modelsHealthcare deliveryBig dataEnd-user experienceNIH Big DataWearable technology
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 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