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Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
- Source :
- Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society. 26(8)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We investigated spatiotemporal data, joint kinematics, and joint kinetics during gait in a group of subjects who had recently undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and compared the results to those of healthy controls. Gait analysis was performed on 105 pain-free meniscectomy patients and 47 controls, walking at a self-selected speed. The meniscectomy population was comparable to controls in spatiotemporal parameters and knee kinematics. However, they had reduced range of motion (ROM) and lower peak moments in the sagittal plane on the operated limb compared to the nonoperated limb. Compared to controls, the meniscectomy patients had significantly larger knee adduction moments over stance, even after accounting for their greater body weight. These differences likely increase articular loads on the medial compartment of the tibiofemoral joint and may contribute to the high risk of knee osteoarthritis following arthroscopic meniscal surgery.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Knee Joint
Population
Osteoarthritis
Menisci, Tibial
Weight-Bearing
Arthroscopy
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Postoperative Complications
Medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Range of Motion, Articular
education
Gait
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Biomechanics
Middle Aged
Osteoarthritis, Knee
medicine.disease
Sagittal plane
Biomechanical Phenomena
medicine.anatomical_structure
Gait analysis
Female
Range of motion
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1554527X
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5106ed5fdc8c4d98506f209ebd75b700