Abstracts tagged "gait and osteoarthritis"

Abstract Number: 2185 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Relation of Foot Pronation to Medial Knee Load in Persons with Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
K. Douglas Gross¹, Richard Jones², David T. Felson³, Salinda Chong⁴ and Howard J. Hillstrom⁵, ¹Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, ²School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, ⁵Rehabilitation, Hospital Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The knee adduction moment (KAM) estimates medial knee load during gait, with high KAM fueling worsening OA. Understanding how foot mechanics contribute to KAM…
Abstract Number: 291 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Relation of Foot Pronation during Walking to Risk of Worsening Lateral Patellofemoral and Medial Tibiofemoral Cartilage Damage
K. Douglas Gross^1,2, Howard J. Hillstrom³, Carrie Brown⁴, Richard Jones⁵, Joshua Stefanik⁶, Michael C. Nevitt⁷, Cora E. Lewis⁸, James Torner⁹ and David T. Felson², ¹Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Rehabilitation, Hospital Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY, ⁴Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ⁵School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Physical Therapy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ⁷Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁸Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham City, AL, ⁹Epidemiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Foot pronation can lead to lateral patellofemoral (PF) maltracking with reduced tibiofemoral (TF) varum, inciting speculation that the highly pronated foot reported in knees…
Abstract Number: 304 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Gait Abnormalities Due to Hip Osteoarthritis Are Different in Men and Women
Kharma C. Foucher, Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Gait mechanics are different in healthy men and women.1 It is unknown whether or not the gait changes associated with hip osteoarthritis (OA), also…
Abstract Number: 2345 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Relation of Varus Knee Thrust during Walking to Two-Year Incidence of Frequent Ankle, Hip, and Lower Back Pain
Alexandra Wink¹, Carrie Brown², Michael C. Nevitt³, Cora E. Lewis⁴, James Torner⁵, David T. Felson⁶, Leena Sharma⁷ and K. Douglas Gross^8,9, ¹Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ³Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Iowa, UIowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁸Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁹Physical Therapy, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Varus knee thrust is an abrupt change in frontal plane alignment of the tibiofemoral joint observed during gait. Thrust has been previously linked to…
Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Association of Baseline Knee Sagittal Dynamic Joint Stiffness during Gait and 2-Year Cartilage Damage Progression in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Alison H. Chang¹, Joan S. Chmiel², Orit Almagor³, Kirsten C. Moisio³, Laura Belisle³, Yunhui Zhang³, Karen W. Hayes⁴ and Leena Sharma⁵, ¹PT & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: While patellofemoral (PF) OA has been found to have substantial impact on pain and function, most studies continue to focus on tibiofemoral (TF)…
Abstract Number: 2390 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Foot Kinematics and Foot Center of Pressure and Their Association with Medial Knee Load Reduction with Use of Flexible Shoes in Knee Osteoarthritis
Chris Ferrigno¹, Roy H. Lidtke², Markus A. Wimmer³, Laura E. Thorp⁴, Joel A. Block⁵ and Najia Shakoor², ¹Anatomy, Rush University, Chicago, IL, ²Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Biomechanical treatments for medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) often target the knee adduction moment (KAM). Foot-mediated biomechanical interventions for knee OA may operate through altering…
Abstract Number: 215 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
External Hip Adduction Moment and Progression of Medial Tibiofemoral Cartilage Damage and Bone Marrow Lesions in Persons with Knee Osteoarthritis
Kirsten Moisio¹, Alison H. Chang², Ali Guermazi³, Joan S. Chmiel¹, Orit Almagor¹, Pottumarthi Prasad¹, Yunhui Zhang¹, Karen W. Hayes¹, Laura Belisle¹, Jamie Rayahin⁴ and Leena Sharma¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose Gait mechanics at the hip may affect medial joint loading at the knee in persons with knee OA. Greater external hip adduction moment (reflecting…
Abstract Number: 1083 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
The Relation of Step Length to MRI Features of Osteoarthritis in the Patellofemoral Joint: The MOST Study
Joshua Stefanik¹, K. Douglas Gross², David T. Felson³, Jingbo Niu⁴, Daniel K. White⁵, Ali Guermazi⁶, Frank Roemer⁷, C.E. Lewis⁸, Neil A. Segal⁹, Michael Nevitt¹⁰ and Cara Lewis¹¹, ¹Clinical Epidemiology, Boston University, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁵Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁶Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁷Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, ⁸University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham City, AL, ⁹Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ¹⁰Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ¹¹Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patellofemoral joint (PFJ) osteoarthritis (OA) is a common source of pain and there is little evidence for rehabilitation treatment. Gait retraining treatments are effective…
Abstract Number: 211 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Association Between Baseline External Knee Adduction and Flexion Moments during Gait and Medial Tibiofemoral Cartilage Thickness Loss over Two Years in Persons with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Alison H. Chang¹, Kirsten C. Moisio², Felix Eckstein³, Joan S. Chmiel⁴, Orit Almagor², Pottumarthi Prasad⁵, Karen W. Hayes², Laura Belisle², Yunhui Zhang², Jamie Rayahin⁶ and Leena Sharma², ¹Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Anatomy & Musculoskeletal Research, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, ⁴Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, ⁶University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose The external knee adduction moment (KAM) during gait has been characterized as a surrogate for dynamic medial knee load and is believed to be…
Abstract Number: 2671 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
The Relationship Between Toe-Out Angle During Walking and Risk Of Medial Knee Osteoarthritis Incidence: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
K. Douglas Gross¹, Yuqing Zhang¹, Emily K. Quinn², Michael C. Nevitt³, Neil A. Segal⁴, Cora E. Lewis⁵ and David T. Felson¹, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁴Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁵Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: A previous study suggests a linear relationship between increased toe-out angle during walking and reduced risk of medial knee OA progression. Yet, gait lab…
Abstract Number: 254 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
The Relationship Of Foot Pronation During Walking To Risk Of Incident Medial Tibiofemoral and Lateral Patellofemoral Cartilage Damage: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
K. Douglas Gross¹, Howard J. Hillstrom², Yuqing Zhang¹, Emily K. Quinn³, Michael C. Nevitt⁴, Neil A. Segal⁵, Cora E. Lewis⁶ and David T. Felson¹, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Rehabilitation, Hospital Special Surgery (HSS), New York, NY, ³Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁴Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA, ⁵Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Preventive Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Studies of older adults suggest an association between plantar pressure measures of foot pronation and medial tibiofemoral (med TF) cartilage damage, while studies of…