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Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common treatment for severe knee osteoarthritis. Medial-pivot TKA systems (MP-TKA) are theoretically better than posterior-stabilized TKA systems (PS-TKA) in improving static and dynamic balance of patients although it is difficult to objectively quantify these balance parameters in a clinical setting. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using wearable devices in a clinical setting to examine whether people with MP-TKA have better postoperative outcomes than PS-TKA, and their balance control is more akin to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
Methods : The current cross-sectional pilot study recruited 57 participants with two different prosthesis designs (20 PS-TKA, 18 MP-TKA) and 19 asymptomatic controls. At 1-year post-TKA, pain, knee stiffness and physical function were assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Static balance, mobility and gait stability of the participants were evaluated based on data collected from wearable motion sensors during the near tandem stance, timed-up-and-go , and six-minute walk tests.
Results : Compared to asymptomatic controls, both TKA groups reported significantly more pain and stiffness, and demonstrated reduced functional mobility, increased stride-time-variability and impaired balance. After Bonferroni adjustment, no significant differences in pain, balance and mobility performance were observed between PS-TKA and MP-TKA participants one year after surgery. However, there was a trend for increased anteroposterior sway of the lumbar and head regions in the MP-TKA participants when undertaking the near tandem stance test. The wearable motion sensors were easy to use without any adverse effects.
Conclusions: It is feasible to use wearable motion sensors in a clinical setting to compare balance and mobility performance of patients with different TKA prothesis designs. Since this was a pilot study and no definite conclusions could be drawn, future clinical trials should determine the impacts of different TKA prosthesis designs on postoperative outcomes over a longer follow-up period. Keywords: Prosthesis; Postural sway; Gait; Wearable sensors; Post-operation; Balance performance
Key messages regarding feasibility What uncertainties existed regarding the feasibility?;It was unclear whether wearable motion sensors could be used to evaluate the balance and mobility of patients undergoing two different types of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prostheses at 1-year follow-up with reference to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
What are the key feasibility findings?Wearable motion sensors were a safe non-invasive tool to evaluate balance and mobility of TKA patients in a clinical setting.
The results from the wearable motion sensors showed that both TKA groups demonstrated reduced functional mobility, increased stride-time-variability, and poorer balance as compared to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
What are the implications of the feasibility findings for the design of the main study?Wearable motion sensors can be used in a clinical setting to measure balance and mobility of patients following TKA. A randomized controlled trial should be conducted to determine whether the two types of patients display significantly different pain, balance controls and mobility during the first two years after surgery.
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Prosthesis, Postural sway, Gait, Wearable sensors, Post-operation, Balance performance
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Reviewer #1 agreed
On 07 Dec, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 07 Dec, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 29 Jul, 2020
First submitted
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Editor assigned
On 08 Jul, 2020
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On 07 Jul, 2020
Editor invited
On 07 Jul, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 07 Jun, 2020
Review #2 received
Received 03 Jun, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 19 May, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 14 May, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 09 May, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 06 May, 2020
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Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a common treatment for severe knee osteoarthritis. Medial-pivot TKA systems (MP-TKA) are theoretically better than posterior-stabilized TKA systems (PS-TKA) in improving static and dynamic balance of patients although it is difficult to objectively quantify these balance parameters in a clinical setting. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using wearable devices in a clinical setting to examine whether people with MP-TKA have better postoperative outcomes than PS-TKA, and their balance control is more akin to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
Methods : The current cross-sectional pilot study recruited 57 participants with two different prosthesis designs (20 PS-TKA, 18 MP-TKA) and 19 asymptomatic controls. At 1-year post-TKA, pain, knee stiffness and physical function were assessed using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). Static balance, mobility and gait stability of the participants were evaluated based on data collected from wearable motion sensors during the near tandem stance, timed-up-and-go , and six-minute walk tests.
Results : Compared to asymptomatic controls, both TKA groups reported significantly more pain and stiffness, and demonstrated reduced functional mobility, increased stride-time-variability and impaired balance. After Bonferroni adjustment, no significant differences in pain, balance and mobility performance were observed between PS-TKA and MP-TKA participants one year after surgery. However, there was a trend for increased anteroposterior sway of the lumbar and head regions in the MP-TKA participants when undertaking the near tandem stance test. The wearable motion sensors were easy to use without any adverse effects.
Conclusions: It is feasible to use wearable motion sensors in a clinical setting to compare balance and mobility performance of patients with different TKA prothesis designs. Since this was a pilot study and no definite conclusions could be drawn, future clinical trials should determine the impacts of different TKA prosthesis designs on postoperative outcomes over a longer follow-up period. Keywords: Prosthesis; Postural sway; Gait; Wearable sensors; Post-operation; Balance performance
Key messages regarding feasibility What uncertainties existed regarding the feasibility?;It was unclear whether wearable motion sensors could be used to evaluate the balance and mobility of patients undergoing two different types of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prostheses at 1-year follow-up with reference to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
What are the key feasibility findings?Wearable motion sensors were a safe non-invasive tool to evaluate balance and mobility of TKA patients in a clinical setting.
The results from the wearable motion sensors showed that both TKA groups demonstrated reduced functional mobility, increased stride-time-variability, and poorer balance as compared to age-matched asymptomatic controls.
What are the implications of the feasibility findings for the design of the main study?Wearable motion sensors can be used in a clinical setting to measure balance and mobility of patients following TKA. A randomized controlled trial should be conducted to determine whether the two types of patients display significantly different pain, balance controls and mobility during the first two years after surgery.
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