Publications by authors named "Kyoseki Kanemitsu"
Objective: To examine the correlations amongst center of pressure (COP) trajectories, foot morphology, and knee symptoms in older women with medial knee deformity.
Design: This was a cross-sectional study.
Setting: Participants were recruited from 2 local orthopedic clinics.
Article Synopsis
- This study compared the acute cartilage response between women with early-mild knee osteoarthritis (OA) and healthy controls by measuring cartilage thickness and echo intensity before and after walking.
- A total of 56 women aged 50 and older were classified as either having early-mild knee OA or being healthy based on their symptoms and Kellgren-Lawrence grades.
- Results showed that after a 15-minute walk, the cartilage thickness in the tibiofemoral joint was significantly reduced in the OA group compared to controls, indicating that patients with early-mild OA experience greater cartilage deformation from physical activity.
Objective: We aimed to investigate the muscle coordination differences between a control group and patients with mild and severe knee osteoarthritis (KOA) using muscle synergy analysis and determine whether muscle coordination was associated with symptoms of KOA.
Method: Fifty-three women with medial KOA and 19 control patients participated in the study. The gait analyses and muscle activity measurements of seven lower limb muscles were assessed using a motion capture system and electromyography.
Purpose: We aimed to determine whether altered cartilage echo intensity is associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) severity and whether the alteration occurs before thinning of the femoral cartilage in knee OA.
Methods: The medial femoral cartilage thickness and echo intensity of 118 women aged ≥ 50 years were assessed using an ultrasound imaging device. Based on the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade and knee symptoms, participants were classified into five groups: control (asymptomatic grades 0-1), early OA (symptomatic grade 1), grade 2, grade 3, and grade 4.
Objective: Hallux valgus, flatfoot, and rearfoot eversion are well-known major complications of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is no consensus on the association between these foot malalignments and knee symptoms or function. Thus, this study aimed to examine the association between foot alignment and knee symptoms or function in patients with knee OA.
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