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Front Bioeng Biotechnol ; 12: 1389031, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38827035

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Introduction: Surgical planning and custom prosthesis design for pelvic cancer patients are challenging due to the unique clinical characteristics of each patient and the significant amount of pelvic bone and hip musculature often removed. Limb-sparing internal hemipelvectomy surgery with custom prosthesis reconstruction has become a viable option for this patient population. However, little is known about how post-surgery walking function and neural control change from pre-surgery conditions. Methods: This case study combined comprehensive walking data (video motion capture, ground reaction, and electromyography) with personalized neuromusculoskeletal computer models to provide a thorough assessment of pre- to post-surgery changes in walking function (ground reactions, joint motions, and joint moments) and neural control (muscle synergies) for a single pelvic sarcoma patient who received internal hemipelvectomy surgery with custom prosthesis reconstruction. Pre- and post-surgery walking function and neural control were quantified using pre- and post-surgery neuromusculoskeletal models, respectively, whose pelvic anatomy, joint functional axes, muscle-tendon properties, and muscle synergy controls were personalized using the participant's pre-and post-surgery walking and imaging data. For the post-surgery model, virtual surgery was performed to emulate the implemented surgical decisions, including removal of hip muscles and implantation of a custom prosthesis with total hip replacement. Results: The participant's post-surgery walking function was marked by a slower self-selected walking speed coupled with several compensatory mechanisms necessitated by lost or impaired hip muscle function, while the participant's post-surgery neural control demonstrated a dramatic change in coordination strategy (as evidenced by modified time-invariant synergy vectors) with little change in recruitment timing (as evidenced by conserved time-varying synergy activations). Furthermore, the participant's post-surgery muscle activations were fitted accurately using his pre-surgery synergy activations but fitted poorly using his pre-surgery synergy vectors. Discussion: These results provide valuable information about which aspects of post-surgery walking function could potentially be improved through modifications to surgical decisions, custom prosthesis design, or rehabilitation protocol, as well as how computational simulations could be formulated to predict post-surgery walking function reliably given a patient's pre-surgery walking data and the planned surgical decisions and custom prosthesis design.

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Bioengineering (Basel) ; 10(7)2023 Jul 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37508839

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Neuromuscular function is thought to contribute to posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) risk in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-reconstructed (ACLR) patients, but sensitive and easy-to-use tools are needed to discern whether complex muscle activation strategies are beneficial or maladaptive. Using an electromyography (EMG) signal analysis technique coupled with a machine learning approach, we sought to: (1) identify whether ACLR muscle activity patterns differed from those of healthy controls, and (2) explore which combination of patient outcome measures (thigh muscle girth, knee laxity, hop distance, and activity level) predicted the extent of osteoarthritic changes via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in ACLR patients. Eleven ACLR patients 10-15 years post-surgery and 12 healthy controls performed a hop activity while lower limb muscle EMG was recorded bilaterally. Osteoarthritis was evaluated based on MRI. ACLR muscle activity patterns were bilaterally symmetrical and differed from those of healthy controls, suggesting the presence of a global adaptation strategy. Smaller ipsilateral thigh muscle girth was the strongest predictor of inferior MRI scores. The ability of our EMG analysis approach to detect meaningful neuromuscular differences that could ultimately be related to thigh muscle girth provides the foundation to further investigate a direct link between muscle activation patterns and PTOA risk.

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Med Eng Phys ; 111: 103930, 2023 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36792235

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Despite showing promising functional outcomes for pelvic reconstruction after sarcoma resection, custom-made pelvic implants continue to exhibit high complication rates due to fixation failures. Patient-specific finite element models have been utilized by researchers to evaluate implant durability. However, the effect of assumed boundary and loading conditions on failure analysis results of fixation screws remains unknown. In this study, the postoperative stress distributions in the fixation screws of a state-of-the-art custom-made pelvic implant were simulated, and the risk of failure was estimated under various combinations of two bone-implant interaction models (tied vs. frictional contact) and four load cases from level-ground walking and stair activities. The study found that the average weighted peak von Mises stress could increase by 22-fold when the bone-implant interactions were modeled with a frictional contact model instead of a tied model, and the likelihood of fatigue and pullout failure for each screw could change dramatically when different combinations of boundary and loading conditions were used. The inclusion of additional boundary and loading conditions led to a more reliable analysis of fixation durability. These findings demonstrated the importance of simulating multiple boundary conditions and load cases for comprehensive implant design evaluation using finite element analysis.


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Parafusos Ósseos , Pelve , Humanos , Análise de Elementos Finitos , Pelve/cirurgia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Fixação Interna de Fraturas/métodos , Estresse Mecânico
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Proc Inst Mech Eng H ; 237(2): 147-162, 2023 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36468563

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Empirical joint contact mechanics measurement (EJCM; e.g. contact area or force, surface velocities) enables critical investigations of the relationship between changing joint mechanics and the impact on surface-to-surface interactions. In orthopedic biomechanics, understanding the changes to cartilage contact mechanics following joint pathology or aging is critical due to its suggested role in the increased risk of osteoarthritis (OA), which might be due to changed kinematics and kinetics that alter the contact patterns within a joint. This article reviews and discusses EJCM approaches that have been applied to articulating joints such that readers across different disciplines will be informed of the various measurement and analysis techniques used in this field. The approaches reviewed include classical measurement approaches (radiographic and sectioning, dye staining, casting, surface proximity, and pressure measurement), stereophotogrammetry/motion analysis, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and high-speed videoradiography. Perspectives on approaches to advance this field of EJCM are provided, including the value of considering relative velocity in joints, tractional stress, quantification of joint contact area shape, consideration of normalization techniques, net response (superposition) of multiple input variables, and establishing linkages to regional cartilage health status. EJCM measures continue to provide insights to advance our understanding of cartilage health and degeneration and provide avenues to assess the efficacy and guide future directions of developing interventions (e.g. surgical, biological, rehabilitative) to optimize joint's health and function long term.


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Cartilagem Articular , Osteoartrite , Humanos , Fenômenos Mecânicos , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Cartilagem , Movimento (Física) , Cartilagem Articular/fisiologia
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Front Bioeng Biotechnol ; 10: 964359, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36582837

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One of the surgical treatments for pelvic sarcoma is the restoration of hip function with a custom pelvic prosthesis after cancerous tumor removal. The orthopedic oncologist and orthopedic implant company must make numerous often subjective decisions regarding the design of the pelvic surgery and custom pelvic prosthesis. Using personalized musculoskeletal computer models to predict post-surgery walking function and custom pelvic prosthesis loading is an emerging method for making surgical and custom prosthesis design decisions in a more objective manner. Such predictions would necessitate the estimation of forces generated by muscles spanning the lower trunk and all joints of the lower extremities. However, estimating trunk and leg muscle forces simultaneously during walking based on electromyography (EMG) data remains challenging due to the limited number of EMG channels typically used for measurement of leg muscle activity. This study developed a computational method for estimating unmeasured trunk muscle activations during walking using lower extremity muscle synergies. To facilitate the calibration of an EMG-driven model and the estimation of leg muscle activations, EMG data were collected from each leg. Using non-negative matrix factorization, muscle synergies were extracted from activations of leg muscles. On the basis of previous studies, it was hypothesized that the time-varying synergy activations were shared between the trunk and leg muscles. The synergy weights required to reconstruct the trunk muscle activations were determined through optimization. The accuracy of the synergy-based method was dependent on the number of synergies and optimization formulation. With seven synergies and an increased level of activation minimization, the estimated activations of the erector spinae were strongly correlated with their measured activity. This study created a custom full-body model by combining two existing musculoskeletal models. The model was further modified and heavily personalized to represent various aspects of the pelvic sarcoma patient, all of which contributed to the estimation of trunk muscle activations. This proposed method can facilitate the prediction of post-surgery walking function and pelvic prosthesis loading, as well as provide objective evaluations for surgical and prosthesis design decisions.

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J Biomech ; 133: 110957, 2022 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35114581

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The purpose of this study was to test whether differences in muscle activity patterns between anterior cruciate ligament-reconstructed patients (ACLR) and healthy controls could be detected 10 to 15 years post-surgery using a machine learning classification approach. Eleven ACLR subjects and 12 healthy controls were recruited from an ongoing prospective randomized clinical trial. Surface electromyography (EMG) signals were recorded from gastrocnemius medialis and lateralis, tibialis anterior, vastus medialis, rectus femoris, biceps femoris, and semitendinosus muscles. Muscle activity was analyzed using wavelet analysis and examined within four sub-phases of the hop test, as well as an average of the task as a whole. K-nearest neighbor machine learning combined with a leave-one-out validation was used to classify the muscle activity patterns as either ACLR or Control. When muscle activity was averaged across the whole hop task, activity patterns for all muscles except the tibialis anterior were identified as being different between the study cohorts. ACLR patients demonstrated continuous muscle activities that spanned take-off, airborne, and landing hop phases versus healthy controls who displayed timed and regulated islets of muscle activities specific to each hop phase. The most striking features were 25-50% greater relative quadriceps intensity and approximately 66% diminished biceps femoris intensity in ACLR patients. The current findings are in contrast to previous work using conventional co-contraction and muscle activation onset EMG measures of the same dataset, underscoring the sensitivity and potential of the wavelet approach coupled with machine learning to reveal meaningful adaptation strategies in this at-risk population.


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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Músculos Isquiossurais , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Humanos , Extremidade Inferior/cirurgia , Músculo Esquelético/fisiologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Músculo Quadríceps/cirurgia , Análise de Ondaletas
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Med Eng Phys ; 99: 103733, 2022 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35058031

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Knee laxity can be described as an increased anterior tibial translation (ATT) or decreased stiffness of the tibiofemoral joint under an applied force. Küpper et al. (2013, 2016) and Westover et al. (2016) previously developed and reported on a magnetic resonance (MR)-based in vivo measure of knee laxity. In this study, the application of an in situ knee loading apparatus (ISKLA) is presented as a step toward validating the MR-based methodology for measuring ATT and stiffness. The ISKLA is designed to measure these outcome variables using MR imaging and is validated against a gold-standard ElectroForce mechanical test instrument (TA Instruments 3550). Accuracy was assessed through an in situ experimental setup by testing four cadaveric specimens with both the MR-based methodology and in the ElectroForce system. The outcome of the current study showed that the MR-based ATTs and stiffness measurements using the ISKLA were within 1.44-2.10 mm and 0.16-6.14 N/mm, respectively, of the corresponding values measured by the gold standard system. An excellent ICC was observed for ATT (0.97) and good ICC for stiffness (0.87) between the MR and ElectroForce-based systems across all target force levels. These findings suggest that the MR-based approach can be used with satisfactory accuracy and correlation to the gold standard measure.


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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Instabilidade Articular , Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Cadáver , Humanos , Instabilidade Articular/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulação do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Amplitude de Movimento Articular , Tíbia
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Am J Sports Med ; 49(8): 2056-2063, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34081548

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BACKGROUND: Superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) has been shown to improve shoulder function and reduce pain in patients with isolated irreparable supraspinatus tendon tears. However, the effects of SCR on biomechanics in a shoulder with an extensive posterosuperior rotator cuff tear pattern remain unknown. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose was to (1) establish a dynamic robotic shoulder model, (2) assess the influence of rotator cuff tear patterns, and (3) assess the effects of SCR on superior humeral head translation after a posterosuperior rotator cuff tear. It was hypothesized that a posterosuperior rotator cuff tear would increase superior humeral head translation when compared with the intact and supraspinatus tendon-deficient state and that SCR would reduce superior humeral head translation in shoulders with massive rotator cuff tears involving the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons. STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study. METHODS: Twelve fresh-frozen cadaveric shoulders were tested using a robotic arm. Kinematic testing was performed in 4 conditions: (1) intact, (2) simulated irreparable supraspinatus tendon tear, (3) simulated irreparable supra- and infraspinatus tendon tear, and (4) SCR using a 3 mm-thick dermal allograft (DA). Kinematic testing consisted of static 40-N superior force tests at 0°, 30°, 60°, and 90° of abduction and dynamic flexion, abduction, and scaption motions. In each test, the superior translation of the humeral head was reported. RESULTS: In static testing, SCR significantly reduced humeral superior translation compared with rotator cuff tear at all abduction angles. SCR restored the superior stability back to native at 60° and 90° of abduction, but the humeral head remained significantly and superiorly translated at neutral position and at 30° of abduction. The results of dynamic testing showed a significantly increased superior translation in the injured state at lower elevation angles, which diminished at higher elevation, becoming nonsignificant at elevation >75°. SCR reduced the magnitude of superior translation across all elevation angles, but translation remained significantly different from the intact state up to 60° of elevation. CONCLUSION: Massive posterosuperior rotator cuff tears increased superior glenohumeral translation when compared with the intact and supraspinatus tendon-insufficient rotator cuff states. SCR using a 3-mm DA partially restored the superior stability of the glenohumeral joint even in the presence of a simulated massive posterosuperior rotator cuff tear in a static and dynamic robotic shoulder model. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The biomechanical performance concerning glenohumeral stability after SCR in shoulders with large posterosuperior rotator cuff tears is unclear and may affect clinical outcomes in daily practice.


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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos , Lesões do Manguito Rotador , Articulação do Ombro , Aloenxertos , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Cadáver , Humanos , Amplitude de Movimento Articular , Manguito Rotador/cirurgia , Lesões do Manguito Rotador/cirurgia , Ombro , Articulação do Ombro/cirurgia
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc ; 29(8): 2676-2683, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33615404

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PURPOSE: Compare side-to-side differences for knee kinematics between anatomic single-bundle (SB) and anatomic double-bundle (DB) ACLR during downhill running at 6 and 24 months post ACLR using high-accuracy dynamic stereo X-ray imaging. It was hypothesized that anatomic DB ACLR would better restore tibio-femoral kinematics compared to SB ACLR, based on comparison to the contralateral, uninjured knee. METHODS: Active individuals between 14 and 50 years of age that presented within 12 months of injury were eligible to participate. Individuals with prior injury or surgery of either knee, greater than a grade 1 concomitant knee ligament injury, or ACL insertion sites less than 14 mm or greater than 18 mm were excluded. Subjects were randomized to undergo SB or DB ACLR with a 10 mm-wide quadriceps tendon autograft harvested with a patellar bone block and were followed for 24 months. Dynamic knee function was assessed during treadmill downhill running using a dynamic stereo X-ray tracking system at 6 and 24 months after surgery. Three-dimensional tibio-femoral kinematics were calculated and compared between limbs (ACLR and uninjured contralateral) at each time point. RESULTS: Fifty-seven subjects were randomized (29 DB) and 2-year follow-up was attained from 51 (89.5%). No significant differences were found between SB and DB anatomic ACLR for any of the primary kinematic variables. CONCLUSIONS: Contrary to the study hypothesis, double-bundle reconstruction did not show superior kinematic outcomes compared to the single-bundle ACLR. While neither procedure fully restored normal knee kinematics, both anatomic reconstructions were similarly effective for restoring near-normal dynamic knee function. The findings of this study indicate both SB and DB techniques can be used for patients with average size ACL insertion sites. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level I.


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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Traumatismos do Joelho , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Humanos , Lactente , Joelho , Traumatismos do Joelho/cirurgia , Articulação do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Articulação do Joelho/cirurgia
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J Sci Med Sport ; 24(10): 1015-1020, 2021 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32540320

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate if and to what extent small lateral wedges inserted under the ski boot, known as canting, could impact knee kinematics/kinetics, balance, and neuromuscular activity in recreational alpine skiers in the laboratory setting. DESIGN: Experimental, crossover study with repeated-measures analysis METHODS: Thirty-eight recreational skiers completed a single-leg postural balance test while wearing standardized ski boots in their unmodified state (control), and with medial and lateral canting wedges applied. Kinematics, kinetics, postural control measures, and neuromuscular activity of the lower extremity were assessed using optical motion capture, instrumented force plates, and electromyography. RESULTS: Canting modifications had significant impact on lower extremity kinematics and kinetics: canting wedges on the medial side of the foot significantly decreased knee valgus moments, hip internal rotation, and hip adduction. Medial canting also improved some postural control measures associated with balance quality, and reduced activation levels of the Vastus Lateralis, Biceps Femoris, and Tibialis Anterior. CONCLUSIONS: In the laboratory setting, canting appears to be an appropriate option for improving balance in alpine skiers. Medial canting can alter skier kinematics and kinetics in ways which are consistent with mechanisms of ACL injury. Canting may also result in reduced neuromuscular effort. These changes in movement have potential to prevent lower limb injuries in alpine skiers. The findings of this study motivate future research to predict individual responses to canting treatment in a study setting more closely resembling the sports environment.


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Acidentes por Quedas/prevenção & controle , Traumatismos em Atletas/prevenção & controle , Desenho de Equipamento , Músculo Esquelético/fisiologia , Equilíbrio Postural/fisiologia , Esqui , Equipamentos Esportivos , Adulto , Idoso , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Estudos Cross-Over , Eletromiografia , Feminino , Humanos , Cinética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto Jovem
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Am J Sports Med ; 48(12): 2939-2947, 2020 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32915640

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BACKGROUND: The timing of return to play after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is still controversial due to uncertainty of true ACL graft state at the time of RTP. Recent work utilizing ultra-short echo T2* (UTE-T2*) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a scanner-independent method to objectively and non-invasively assess the status of in vivo ACL graft remodeling has produced promising results. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS: The purpose of this study was to prospectively and noninvasively investigate longitudinal changes in T2* within ACL autografts at incremental time points up to 12 months after primary ACL reconstruction in human patients. We hypothesized that (1) T2* would increase from baseline and initially exceed that of the intact contralateral ACL, followed by a gradual decline as the graft undergoes remodeling, and (2) remodeling would occur in a region-dependent manner. STUDY DESIGN: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS: Twelve patients (age range, 14-45 years) who underwent primary ACL reconstruction with semitendinosus tendon or bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft (with or without meniscal repair) were enrolled. Patients with a history of previous injury or surgery to either knee were excluded. Patients returned for UTE MRI at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after ACL reconstruction. Imaging at 1 month included the contralateral knee. MRI pulse sequences included high-resolution 3-dimensional gradient echo sequence and a 4-echo T2-UTE sequence (slice thickness, 1 mm; repetition time, 20 ms; echo time, 0.3, 3.3, 6.3, and 9.3 ms). All slices containing the intra-articular ACL were segmented from high-resolution sequences to generate volumetric regions of interest (ROIs). ROIs were divided into proximal/distal and core/peripheral sub-ROIs using standardized methods, followed by voxel-to-voxel registration to generate T2* maps at each time point. This process was repeated by a second reviewer for interobserver reliability. Statistical differences in mean T2* values and mean ratios of T2*inj/T2*intact (ie, injured knee to intact knee) among the ROIs and sub-ROIs were assessed using repeated measures and one-way analyses of variance. P < .05 represented statistical significance. RESULTS: Twelve patients enrolled in this prospective study, 2 withdrew, and ultimately 10 patients were included in the analysis (n = 7, semitendinosus tendon; n = 3, bone-patellar tendon-bone). Interobserver reliability for T2* values was good to excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.59-0.94; P < .001). T2* values increased from 5.5 ± 2.1 ms (mean ± SD) at 1 month to 10.0 ± 2.9 ms at 6 months (P = .001), followed by a decline to 8.1 ± 2.0 ms at 12 months (P = .129, vs 1 month; P = .094, vs 6 months). Similarly, mean T2*inj/T2*intact ratios increased from 62.8% ± 22.9% at 1 month to 111.1% ± 23.9% at 6 months (P = .001), followed by a decline to 92.8% ± 29.8% at 12 months (P = .110, vs 1 month; P = .086, vs 6 months). Sub-ROIs exhibited similar increases in T2* until reaching a peak at 6 months, followed by a gradual decline until the 12-month time point. There were no statistically significant differences among the sub-ROIs (P > .05). CONCLUSION: In this preliminary study, T2* values for ACL autografts exhibited a statistically significant increase of 82% between 1 and 6 months, followed by an approximate 19% decline in T2* values between 6 and 12 months. In the future, UTE-T2* MRI may provide unique insights into the condition of remodeling ACL grafts and may improve our ability to noninvasively assess graft maturity before return to play.


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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/transplante , Adolescente , Adulto , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/diagnóstico por imagem , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Autoenxertos , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Volta ao Esporte , Adulto Jovem
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J Biomech ; 84: 52-57, 2019 02 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30579577

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Low amplitude mechanical noise vibration has been shown to improve somatosensory acuity in various clinical groups with comparable deficiencies through a phenomenon known as Stochastic Resonance (SR). This technology showed promising outcomes in improving somatosensory acuity in other clinical patients (e.g., Parkinson's disease and osteoarthritis). Some degree of chronic somatosensory deficiency in the knee has been reported following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. In this study, the effect of the SR phenomenon on improving knee somatosensory acuity (proprioception and kinesthesia) in female ACL reconstructed (ACLR) participants (n = 19) was tested at three months post-surgery, and the results were compared to healthy controls (n = 28). Proprioception was quantified by the measure of joint position sense (JPS) and kinesthesia with the threshold to detection of passive movement (TDPM). The results based on the statistical analysis demonstrated an overall difference between the somatosensory acuity in the ACLR limb compared to healthy controls (p = 0.007). A larger TDPM was observed in the ACLR limb compared to the healthy controls (p = 0.002). However, the JPS between the ACLR and healthy limbs were not statistically significantly different (p = 0.365). SR significantly improved JPS (p = 0.006) while the effect was more pronounced in the ACLR cohort. The effect on the TDPM did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.681) in either group. In conclusion, deficient kinesthesia in the ACLR limb was observed at three months post-surgery. Also, the positive effects of SR on somatosensory acuity in the ACL reconstructed group warrant further investigation into the use of this phenomenon to improve proprioception in ACLR and healthy groups.


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Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/fisiologia , Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Cinestesia , Fenômenos Mecânicos , Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/fisiopatologia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/fisiopatologia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Humanos , Amplitude de Movimento Articular , Razão Sinal-Ruído , Vibração , Adulto Jovem
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Exp Brain Res ; 233(12): 3507-15, 2015 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26303025

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The center of pressure (COP) movement in studies of postural control reveals a highly regular structure (low entropy) over short time periods and a highly irregular structure over large time scales (high entropy). Entropic half-life (EnHL) is a novel measure that quantifies the time over which short-term temporal correlations in a time series deteriorate to an uncorrelated, random structure. The current study suggested and tested three hypotheses about how characteristics of the neuromuscular postural control system may affect stabilometric EnHL: (H1) control system activity hypothesis: EnHL decreases with increased frequency of control system interventions adjusting COP motion; (H2) abundance of states hypothesis: EnHL decreases with increased number of mechanically equivalent states available to the postural system; and (H3) neurologic process hierarchy hypothesis: EnHL increases if postural control functions shift from the spinal level to the motor cortex. Thirty healthy participants performed quiet stance tests for 90 s in 18 different conditions: stance (bipedal, one-legged, and tandem); footwear (bare foot, regular sports shoe, and rocker sole shoes); and simultaneous cognitive task (two-back working memory task, no challenge). A four-way repeated-measures ANOVA revealed significant changes in EnHL for the different stance positions and for different movement directions (medio-lateral, anterior-posterior). These changes support H1 and H2. Significant differences were also found between rocker sole shoes and normal or barefoot standing, which supports H3. This study contributes to the understanding of how and why EnHL is a useful measure to monitor neuromuscular control of balance.


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Entropia , Função Executiva/fisiologia , Equilíbrio Postural/fisiologia , Postura/fisiologia , Adulto , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Humanos , Memória de Curto Prazo/fisiologia , Pressão , Fatores de Tempo
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J Biomech Eng ; 137(10): 104501, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26287666

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This paper reports on the dynamic analysis and experimental validation of a method to perturb the balance of subjects in quiet standing. Electronically released weights pull the subject's waist through a specified displacement sensed by a photoelectric sensor. A dynamic model is derived that computes the force applied to the subject as a function of waist acceleration. This model accurately predicts the acceleration of mock subjects (suspended masses) with high repeatability. The validity and simplicity of this model suggest that this method can provide a standard for provocation testing on stable surfaces. Proof-of-concept trials on human subjects demonstrate that the device can be used with a force platform and motion tracking and that the device can induce both sway and step recoveries in healthy male adults.


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Fenômenos Mecânicos , Equilíbrio Postural , Aceleração , Adolescente , Adulto , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Humanos , Masculino , Teste de Materiais
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Gait Posture ; 40(2): 327-32, 2014 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24855981

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Postural control is often assessed by quantifying the magnitude of the center of pressure (COP) movement. However, these measures usually focus on the gross amount of movement and ignore the temporal structure of the COP signal. A novel non-linear analysis technique was recently developed to characterize the temporal structure of the COP signal with an output termed the entropic half-life [E(1/2)]. The E(1/2) reflects how much of the previous postural position is used to determine the current postural control strategy (memory effect). The purpose of this study was to quantify the E(1/2) and four COP movement magnitude measurements (medio-lateral and anterior-posterior excursion, path length, 95% ellipse area) for balance tasks increasing in sensory difficulty, as well as the test-retest reliability of each measure. Twenty-seven healthy young adults completed single limb stance tasks varying in sensory difficulty (rigid surface eyes open, rigid surface eyes closed, foam surface eyes open) on two separate occasions. Relative reliability was assessed using an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC3,3). Absolute reliability was assessed using the standard error of the measurement (SEM) and the sensitivity of the measurement to true changes was assessed using the minimal detectable change (MDC95). The E(1/2) was found to have excellent reliability for all tasks tested (ICC range 0.82-0.91, SEM range 3.5-14.1 mm, MCD95 range 9.7-39.2 mm). The high reliability of the E(1/2) was comparable to that of movement magnitude measurements. This may be used in order to better understand the underlying motor control system.


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Retroalimentação Sensorial/fisiologia , Equilíbrio Postural/fisiologia , Postura/fisiologia , Adulto , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Entropia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Modelos Biológicos , Músculo Esquelético/fisiologia , Pressão , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Adulto Jovem
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