Prospective study of gait function before and 2years after total knee arthroplasty

Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty

“…(f) Age: Eight high-quality 62 , 64 , 81–83 , 94 , 101 , 102 and 9 moderate-quality 86 , 88–90 , 95 , 96 , 98–100 studies investigated the association of age with outcome. Of the 17 studies, 3 reported older age as a factor related to worse patient outcomes—including patient-reported outcomes from SF-12, 81 KSS function, 81 WOMAC function, 81 , 83 and health-related quality of life 100 —and 2 reported negative effects on impairment-level outcomes of gait speed 101 and extension lag. 81 One high-quality study 83 reported nonsignificant differences for WOMAC.…”

The implementation of inertial sensors for the assessment of temporal parameters of gait in the knee arthroplasty population

“…Considering that patients with a knee replacement show specific gait patterns (e.g. reduced knee range of motion and angular rotation rate during swing) [12,13] it is important to test the accuracy of a gyroscope-based approach for the detection of gait phases in this population. Furthermore, the exponential increase in knee replacement procedures will ask for validated and easy to use instruments for the assessment of gait [14].…”

An Approach to Developing Customized Total Knee Replacement Implants

“…The evolution of the knee gait kinematics in patients with knee osteoarthritis before and several months after a total knee replacement has been researched and presented by Bonnefoy-Mazure et al [ 2 ] and Rahman et al [ 3 ]. Kramers-de Quervain et al [ 38 ] reported that two years after TKR there were significant improvements in gait velocity, cadence, and most of the ground reaction parameters; however, forces during loading and unloading remained lower for the operated leg than for the contralateral leg. Therefore, a patient's two-year postoperative gait could be predicted if a patient's preoperative gait is measured.…”