Identifying Gait-Related Functional Outcomes in Post-Knee Surgery Patients Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Review

Modern lifestyles require new tools for determining a person's ability to return to daily activities after knee surgery. These quantitative instruments must feature high discrimination, be non-invasive, and be inexpensive. Machine learning is a revolutionary approach that has the potential to satisfy the aforementioned requirements and bridge the knowledge gap. The scope of this study is to summarize the results of a systematic literature review on the identification of gait-related changes and the determination of the functional recovery status of patients after knee surgery using advanced machine learning algorithms. The current systematic review was conducted using multiple databases in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, including Scopus, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar. Six out of the 405 articles met our inclusion criteria and were directly related to the quantification of the recovery status using machine learning and gait data. The results were interpreted using appropriate metrics. The results demonstrated a recent increase in the use of sophisticated machine learning techniques that can provide robust decision-making support during personalized post-treatment interventions for knee-surgery patients.

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Modern lifestyles require new tools that can quantitatively determine a person's ability to return to daily activities after knee surgery. Machine learning is a revolutionary approach that can meet the requirements of high discrimination, non-invasiveness, and affordability. This study conducted a systematic literature review to summarize the use of advanced machine learning algorithms in identifying gait-related changes and determining the functional recovery status of knee-surgery patients. Out of 405 articles, 6 met the inclusion criteria and directly addressed the quantification of recovery status using machine learning and gait data. The results showed an increasing use of sophisticated machine learning techniques for personalized post-treatment interventions in knee-surgery patients.