Publications by authors named "Martin Barylak"
Article Synopsis
- Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is a surgical treatment for end-stage ankle arthritis that aims to enhance gait and relieve pain, yet its impact on gait stability is not fully understood.
- A study involving 148 patients measured gait stability through the Margin of Stability (MoS) before and after TAA surgery over two years, finding significant interactions between the surgical and nonsurgical limbs regarding stability improvements.
- Results indicate that TAA can enhance gait stability by reducing compensatory movement patterns, leading to better symmetry over time, but more research is needed to assess its effects on fall risk.
Total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) improves gait symmetry in patients with unilateral end-stage ankle arthritis but has not been studied in patients undergoing bilateral TAA (B-TAA), and few studies compare TAA patients to control subjects. The purpose of this study was to compare gait symmetry in U-TAA and B-TAA patients and healthy controls. Using prospective databases, 19 unilateral and 19 bilateral ankle arthritis patients undergoing TAA were matched to 19 control subjects by age, sex, and BMI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to assess dynamic stability in individuals with end-stage ankle arthritis compared to healthy controls by evaluating the margin of stability (MoS) during gait.
Design: A cohort of 50 participants with end-stage ankle arthritis (AA) and 50 matched healthy controls (HC) were analyzed from an IRB approved database. Kinematic data were collected using an eight-camera motion analysis system, and MoS was calculated based on the extrapolated center of mass (XCoM) and the base of support (BoS).
Objective: The lack of objective prognostication tools for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes variability in the application of withdrawal of life-saving treatment (WLST). We aimed to determine whether WLST in persons with severe TBI is associated with known indicators of poor prognosis.
Methods: This retrospective descriptive study focused on adult (18-64 years) and geriatric (≥65 years) patients with severe TBI who were admitted between August 1, 2018 and July 31, 2021 at a Level I trauma center and subsequently underwent WLST.