Ben Langley
Exploring pelvis and thigh movement and coordination patterns during walking in patients after total hip arthroplasty
Langley, Ben; Whelton, Chris; Page, Richard; Chalmers, Oliver; Cramp, Mary; Morrison, Stewart C; Dey, Paola; Board, Tim
Authors
Chris Whelton
Richard Page
Oliver Chalmers
Mary Cramp Mary.Cramp@uwe.ac.uk
School Director of Research and Enterprise
Stewart C Morrison
Paola Dey
Tim Board
Abstract
Background: Patients after total hip arthroplasty (THA) have altered hip kinematics compared to healthy controls, specifically hip extension and range of motion are lower. Exploring pelvis-thigh coordination patterns and coordination variability may help to elucidate why differences in hip kinematics are evident in patients following THA. Research Question: Do sagittal plane hip, pelvis and thigh kinematics, and pelvis-thigh movement coordination and coordination variability differ between patients following THA and healthy controls during walking? Methods: Sagittal plane hip, pelvis and thigh kinematics were collected using a three-dimensional motion capture system while 10 patients who had undergone THA and 10 controls walked at a self-selected pace. A modified vector coding technique was used to quantify pelvis-thigh coordination and coordination variability patterns. Peak hip, pelvis and thigh kinematics and ranges of motion, and movement coordination and coordination variability patterns were quantified and compared between groups. Results: Patients after THA have significantly (p ≤.036; g ≥ 0.995) smaller peak hip extension and range of motion, and peak thigh anterior tilt and range of motion compared to controls. Additionally, patients following THA have significantly (p ≤.037; g ≥ 0.646) more in-phase distally and less anti-phase distally dominated pelvis-thigh movement coordination patterns compared to controls. Significance: The smaller peak hip extension and range of motion displayed by patients following THA is due to smaller peak anterior tilt of the thigh, which in turn limits thigh range of motion. The lower sagittal plane thigh, and in turn hip, motion used by patients after THA may be due to increases in the in-phase coordination of pelvis-thigh motion patterns, which cause the pelvis and thigh to work as a singular functional unit.
Citation
Langley, B., Whelton, C., Page, R., Chalmers, O., Cramp, M., Morrison, S. C., …Board, T. (2023). Exploring pelvis and thigh movement and coordination patterns during walking in patients after total hip arthroplasty. Gait and Posture, 103, 196-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.05.023
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 23, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | May 24, 2023 |
Publication Date | Jun 30, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Sep 11, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 15, 2023 |
Journal | Gait & posture |
Print ISSN | 1879-2219 |
Electronic ISSN | 1879-2219 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 103 |
Pages | 196-202 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.05.023 |
Keywords | Hip, Vector Coding, Walking, Hip Replacement |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10870871 |
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