Impact of the method of exposure in total hip arthroplasty on the variability of gait in the first 6months of the postoperative period.

Introduction, Objective: Gait analysis has provided important information about the variability of gait for patients prior to and after total hip arthroplasty (THA). The objective of this research was to clarify how the method of exposure in total hip arthroplasty affects the variability of gait.

Materials And Method: Gait analysis was performed at 0.

Comparison of gait parameters in patients following total hip arthroplasty with a direct-lateral or antero-lateral surgical approach.

Total hip arthroplasty is a surgical procedure that usually results in almost complete pain relief and early improvement in functional capacity. Previous analyses of the gait of total hip arthroplasty patients have ignored the effect of total hip arthroplasty on the motion of other joints in the operated and non-operated limbs and of the pelvis. We investigated the spatiotemporal, angular, and kinetic parameters of affected and non-affected limbs pre-operatively and after three, six, and twelve months in 40 patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty via a direct-lateral approach, 40 patients who underwent an antero-lateral approach, and 40 age-matched healthy controls.

Intermediate biomechanical analysis of the effect of physiotherapy only compared with capsular shift and physiotherapy in multidirectional shoulder instability.

Hypothesis: This study compared the kinematic parameters and activity pattern of muscles around the glenohumeral joint in multidirectional instability (MDI) treated by only physiotherapy and by capsular shift and physiotherapy, before and after treatment, to test the hypothesis that the surgery group would demonstrate better kinematic and muscle activity than the physiotherapy group.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 32 patients with MDI treated with only physiotherapy, 19 patients with MDI treated by capsular shift and physiotherapy, and 50 healthy shoulders as the control group. The investigated kinematic parameters were the range of humeral elevation in the scapular plane, the scapulothoracic and glenohumeral angle, the scapulothoracic and glenohumeral rhythms, and relative displacement between the rotational centers of the humerus and the scapula.

Physiotherapy vs. capsular shift and physiotherapy in multidirectional shoulder joint instability.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare the kinematic parameters and the on-off pattern of the muscles of patients with multidirectional instability (MDI) treated by physiotherapy or by capsular shift and postoperative physiotherapy before and after treatment during elevation in the scapular plane.

Scope: The study was carried out on 32 patients with MDI of the shoulder treated with physiotherapy, 19 patients with MDI of the shoulder treated by capsular shift and postoperative physiotherapy, and 25 healthy subjects. The motion of skeletal elements was modeled by the range of humeral elevation, scapulothoracic angle and glenohumeral angle, scapulothoracic (ST) and glenohumeral (GH) rhythms, and relative displacement between the rotation centers of the humerus and scapula.

Electromyographic analysis during pull, forward punch, elevation and overhead throw after conservative treatment or capsular shift at patient with multidirectional shoulder joint instability.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the muscle activity of patients with multidirectional instability treated in a conservative or complex manner (capsular shift with postoperative rehabilitation) and the muscle activity of stable shoulder joints before and after treatment during pull, push, and elevation of upper extremities and during overhead throw.

Scope: The study was carried out on 34 patients with multidirectional shoulder instability treated non-operatively, on 31 patients with multidirectional shoulder instability treated operatively, and on 50 healthy subjects. Signals were recorded by surface EMG from eight different muscles.

Effect of medial meniscectomy on gait parameters.

The aim of this study is to determine how selected gait parameters may change as a result of medial meniscectomy at constant gait speed. Gait analysis using a ZEBRIS ultrasound based three-dimensional motion analysis system was performed in 24 patients who had undergone medial meniscectomy 18 months before the gait analysis. The constant gait speed was 3.

Electromyographic analysis in patients with multidirectional shoulder instability during pull, forward punch, elevation and overhead throw.

Multidirectional shoulder joint instability alters the role of dynamic stabilizers, as a result of which the motion patterns of the muscle around the shoulder joint are also changed. The aim of this study was to compare the muscle activity of patients with multidirectional shoulder instability and the control group during pull, forward punch, elevation and overhead throw. Fifteen subjects with multidirectional shoulder instability and fifteen control subjects with normal, healthy shoulders participated in the study.

Shoulder joint kinematics during elevation measured by ultrasound-based measuring system.

In order to analyze shoulder joint movements, the authors use a ZEBRIS CMS-HS ultrasound-based movement analysis system. In essence, the measurement involves the determination of the spatial position of the 16 anatomical points, which are specified on the basis of the coordinates of ultrasound-based triplets positioned on the upper limb, the scapula, and the thorax; their spatial position is measured in the course of motion. Kinematic characteristics of 74 shoulder joints of 50 healthy persons were identified during elevation in the plane of the scapula.

Kinematic and muscle activity characteristics of multidirectional shoulder joint instability during elevation.

Alterations of shoulder motion have been suggested to be associated with shoulder disorders. The objective of this study was to perform a 3D motion analysis (kinematic and electromyographical) of skeletal elements and muscles of shoulder joint in patients with multidirectional instability. Fifteen patients with multidirectional instability and 15 normal controls were investigated during continuous elevation in the scapular plane.

The influence of walking speed on gait parameters in healthy people and in patients with osteoarthritis.

It is difficult to identify objective parameters for assessing the joint function when evaluating the outcome of orthopaedic procedures, especially endoprosthetic replacement. Spatial and temporal parameters of gait have clinical relevance in the assessment of motor pathologies, particularly in orthopaedics. However, the influence of gait speed on these biomechanical parameters has been difficult to be taken into consideration so far.

Method for determining the spatial position of the shoulder with ultrasound-based motion analyzer.

Several methods have been developed recently for the analysis of the spatial motion of the scapula and the arm, whereby the spatial position of shoulder bones is determined in static conditions by interrupting motion. The authors have developed a 3D motion analysis method recording scapular motion in progress with appropriate accuracy in the course of arm movements of various degrees. The objective of this study is to explore the applicability of the method developed, as well as to compare it with and verify it by other methods developed earlier.

Shoulder muscle activity during pushing, pulling, elevation and overhead throw.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the muscle activity of recreational athletes and professional javelin throwers during pull, push, and elevation of upper extremities and during overhead throw.

Scope: Nine professional javelin throwers and 16 recreational athletes without shoulder problems were studied. Signals were recorded by surface EMG from eight different muscles.