Management of Labral Tears in the Hip: A Consensus Statement.

Background: Inconsistencies in the workup of labral tears in the hip have been shown to result in a delay in treatment and an increased cost to the medical system.

Purpose: To establish consensus statements among Canadian nonoperative/operative sports medicine physicians via a modified Delphi process on the diagnosis, nonoperative and operative management, and rehabilitation and return to play (RTP) of those with labral tears in the hip.

Study Design: A consensus statement.

Do individuals with knee osteoarthritis walk with distinct knee biomechanics and muscle activation characteristics? An investigation of knee osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis, and asymptomatic groups.

Background: Biomechanical markers including reductions in sagittal plane kinematics and moments, increases in knee adduction moments (KAM), and altered muscle activations have been identified as hallmark indicators of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, it remains unknown whether these features of knee OA gait are exclusive to the diseased joint.

Research Question: To determine whether specific gait outcomes previously linked to symptomatic medial compartment knee OA are unique to knee OA by concurrently investigating a group of asymptomatic individuals and those with hip OA.

An empirical evaluation of a novel domain-specific language - modelling vehicle routing problems with Athos.

Unlabelled: Domain-specific languages (DSLs) are a popular approach among software engineers who demand for a tailored development interface. A DSL-based approach allows to encapsulate the intricacies of the target platform in transformations that turn DSL models into executable software code. Often, DSLs are even claimed to reduce development complexity to a level that allows them to be successfully applied by domain-experts with limited programming knowledge.

The effect of a frontal plane gait perturbation bout on knee biomechanics and muscle activation in older adults and individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Walking can be a challenging task for individuals with knee osteoarthritis and many older adults. The purpose was to determine the immediate effect of a frontal plane perturbation bout during walking on knee biomechanics and muscle activation patterns in these groups.

Methods: 44 asymptomatic older adults and 32 individuals with knee osteoarthritis were recruited.