Journal
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105447
Keywords
Self-organizing maps; Kinematics; Osteoarthritis; Gait; Artificial intelligence; Three-dimensional
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- Aptissen SA
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico - CNPq, Brasil [301048/2019-3]
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior - Brasil (CAPES) [001]
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Using machine learning algorithms to analyze knee kinematics features, researchers were able to identify four distinct gait profiles in patients with knee OA, providing valuable information for clinical decisions and surgical planning. Further studies with larger and more diverse populations are needed for generalization.
Background: Determine whether knee kinematics features analyzed using machine-learning algorithms can identify different gait profiles in knee OA patients. Methods: 3D gait kinematic data were recorded from 42 patients (Kellgren-Lawrence stages III and IV) walking barefoot at individual maximal gait speed (0.98 +/- 0.34 m/s). Principal component analysis, self-organizing maps, and k-means were applied to the data to identify the most relevant and discriminative knee kinematic features and to identify gait profiles. Findings: Four different gait profiles were identified and clinically characterized as type 1: gait with the knee in excessive varus and flexion (n = 6, 14%, increased knee adduction and increased maximum and minimum knee flexion, p < 0.01); type 2: gait with knee external rotation, either in varus or valgus (n = 11, 26%, excessive maximum and minimum external rotation, p < 0.001); type 3: gait with a stiff knee (n = 17, 40%, decreased knee flexion range of motion, p < 0.001); and type 4: gait with knee varus 'thrust' and decreased rotation (n = 8, 19%, increased and reduced range of motion in the coronal and transverse plane, respectively, p < 0.05). Interpretation: In a group of patients with homogeneous Kellgren-Lawrence classification of knee OA, gait kinematics data permitted to identify four different gait profiles. These gait profiles can be a valuable tool for helping surgical decisions and treatment. To allow generalization, further studies should be carried with a larger and heterogeneous population.
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