Interpretation of natural tibio-femoral kinematics critically depends upon the kinematic analysis approach: A survey and comparison of methodologies
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2022-11
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While there is general agreement on the transverse plane knee joint motion for loaded flexion activities, its kinematics during functional movements such as level walking are discussed more controversially. One possible cause of this controversy could originate from the interpretation of kinematics based on different analysis approaches. In order to understand the impact of these approaches on the interpretation of tibio-femoral motion, a set of dynamic videofluoroscopy data presenting continuous knee bending and complete cycles of walking in ten subjects was analysed using six different kinematic analysis approaches. Use of a functional flexion axis resulted in significantly smaller ranges of condylar translation compared to anatomical axes and contact approaches. All contact points were located significantly more anteriorly than the femur fixed axes after 70° of flexion, but also during the early/mid stance and late swing phases of walking. Overall, a central to medial transverse plane centre of rotation was found for both activities using all six kinematic analysis approaches, although individual subjects exhibited lateral centres of rotation using certain approaches. The results of this study clearly show that deviations from the true functional axis of rotation result in kinematic crosstalk, suggesting that functional axes should be reported in preference to anatomical axes. Contact approaches, on the other hand, can present additional information on the local tibio-femoral contact conditions. To allow a more standardised comparison and interpretation of tibio-femoral kinematics, results should therefore be reported using at least a functionally determined axis and possibly also a contact point approach.
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144
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111306
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Elsevier
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In vivo knee kinematics; Fluoroscopy; Movement and motion analysis; Centre of rotation; Antero-posterior translations
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03994 - Taylor, William R. / Taylor, William R.