The aim of this thesis was to establish the long-term outcomes of the Oxford medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (OUKA), define patient selection criteria and to develop and externally validate an evidence based method of patient selection for this procedure. In the hands of the developer surgeons, outcomes following medial OUKA were found to be good with an implant survival of 94% (95%CI 92 to 96) at ten-years and 91% (95%CI 83 to 98) at fifteen-years. Across the published literature, however, variation in outcomes was observed with a meta-analysis of published series of OUKA finding estimates of ten-year survival ranging from 57% to 100%, mean 88% (95%CI 85 to 90). It was identified that both increased surgical caseload (volume) and increased surgical usage (proportion of primary knee arthroplasty that are OUKA), a surrogate marker of indications, were associated with improved outcomes. Surgical usage, however, was more important, with good results following OUKA seen with high surgical usage, representing broad indications, independent of the surgical volume. This finding, coupled with differences in patient demographics and failure mechanisms between usage groups, highlighted that differences in indications for OUKA may explain the variability in outcomes observed. One reason surgeons may have a low usage is if they apply previously recommended patient factor contraindications based on age (<60 years), weight (≥82kg) and activity level (high activity). When disease factors are standardised, however, it was found that patients with these previously reported contraindications often actually did better than those without, and outcomes of knees implanted where all these factors were present were as good as where none were present. Therefore, the decision to proceed with OUKA should be based on the pathoanatomy of disease. Optimal candidates for OUKA should have full-thickness cartilage loss, with bone on bone arthritis, in the medial compartment, as knees with partial thickness cartilage loss were found to have worse functional outcomes and almost three-times the reoperation rate, predominantly for unexplained pain. Provided there was full-thickness preserved cartilage laterally and functionally normal ligaments, the presence of lateral osteophytes and the macroscopic status of the anterior cruciate ligament was not found to influence outcomes, nor did the presence of patellofemoral joint disease (with the exception of lateral facet disease with bone loss and grooving) or anterior knee pain. The pathoanatomy of disease can be identified radiologically, however, standing knee radiograph were found to perform poorly. To identify medial compartment full-thickness cartilage loss either a varus stress radiograph or fixed flexion radiograph, both at 20° flexion and aligned to the joint surface, were identified as the optimum views. To confirm preserved lateral compartment full-thickness cartilage a valgus stress radiograph at 20° flexion, aligned to the joint surface, was identified as the most appropriate technique. As stress radiographs are time and resource consuming, a novel stress device was developed in line with the IDEAL-D framework and validated against the gold standard of manual, clinician performed stress radiographs, as well as independently tested in clinical practice. Finally, to simplify patient selection, an atlas based Decision Aid, combined with a structured radiographic assessment, was developed and externally validated with an accuracy of over 90% at identifying suitability for OUKA. The routine use of this approach would be expected to standardise patient selection and ultimately translate into improved long-term outcomes.

The aim of this paper was to create and verify specialized strength exercises program for knee ligaments revitalize in women floorball players. Three woman players who had knee ligaments problems were tested in casuistic study. Segmental analysis, measuring of lower limb power were performed and lower limb circumference measurements were done. Subsequently the four-month exercise program was started and at the end of this program all tests were repeated and tests results were compared. As far as proband no. 1 is concerned the body fat percentage and muscle mass of measured body segments were decreased, power of her injured lower limb was not rised and differences between her lower limbs circumferences were not decreased. As for proband no. 2 the body fat percentage was also decreased, muscle mass and power of the injured limb were increased, but differences between limbs circumferences were not decreased. For proband no. 3 we performed only output segmental analysis and Wingate test, so we could compare only lower limbs circumferences which were not decreased. The results of this study were affected by low attendance of proband no. 1 and strength exercises program could be verified in the future with larger group of players with knee ligaments problems.

Um dos fatores que podem contribuir para as lesões na articulação do joelho é a incapacidade do indivíduo em manter durante atividades funcionais, um bom alinhamento entre os segmentos corporais tais como tronco, quadril e joelho. Na maioria das vezes o aumento do valgo dinâmico de joelho é apontado como um fator etiológico de lesões nessa articulação e sua identificação precoceé importante, bem como de outros fatores biomecânicos. Os testes funcionais para avaliação do valgo são importantes ferramentas para analisar o alinhamento dinâmico entre os segmentos corporais, porém ainda não há na literatura subsídios cinesiológicos que comparem a amplitude articular do joelho, quadril e tronco nas principais tarefas funcionais e utilizadas na prática clínica. Da mesma forma, a relação da cinemática desses segmentos com o torque dos músculos estabilizadores do quadril e joelho ainda é controverso. Objetivos: Comparar os valores angulares dados pela cinemática de tronco, quadril e joelho em cinco diferentes tarefas funcionais utilizadas para avaliação do valgo dinâmicoe correlacionar com o pico de torque de joelho e quadril. Materiais e Métodos: 30 voluntários saudáveis sem historia de dor ou disfunção em membros inferiores, de ambos os sexos (15 homens e 15 mulheres) com idade de 18 a 35 anos realizaram os testes de força muscular isométrica para todos os grupos musculares de joelho e quadril utilizando o Dinamômetro isocinéticoBiodex®. Entre 3 a 7 dias após o teste de força muscular foi realizada a análise cinemática de tronco, quadril e joelho utilizando o Sistema VICON (Centennial, CO, EUA) durante a realização de cinco diferentes tarefas funcionais para avaliação do valgo dinâmico de joelho, sendo elas: descida de degrau, singlelegstepdown, agachamento unipodal, aterrissagem unipodal, drop vertical jump. Resultados: A tarefa dedrop vertical jump apresentou os maiores valores de pico de valgo(média: 20,1º p<=0,04), rotação interna de joelho(média: 9,7º p<=0,003), flexão de quadril(média: 38,8º p<=0,001) e menores valores de rotação de tronco (média: 0,07º p<=0,009). A tarefa de single legstepdown apresentou maiores valores de flexão de tronco (média: 10,2º p<=0,002) em relação às outras tarefas funcionais. Foi observada uma correlação negativa e fraca do pico de torque de rotadores externos de quadril e inclinação ipsilateral de tronco(R= - 0,36; p=0,049) na tarefa de descida de degrau. Não houve evidências de correlação entre o pico de torque de abdutores, adutores, rotadores internos,rotadores externos, flexores, extensores de quadril e flexores e extensores de joelho com a cinemática de joelho, quadril e tronco nas tarefas funcionais de agachamento unipodal, aterrissagem unipodal, drop vertical jump e singlelegstepdown. Conclusão:A compreensão das variáveis cinesiológicas de joelho, quadril e troncoé fundamental para direcionar o clínico na escolha do teste funcional para avaliação do valgo dinâmico.Todas as tarefas analisadas são efetivas para avaliar o valgo dinâmico, porém adrop vertical jumpparece demandar mais estratégias de joelho e quadril, e a tarefasingle legstepdown apresentou maiores alterações cinesiológicasde tronco. Além disso, o pico de torque de quadril e joelho não exerceu influência no desempenho dos testes em indivíduos saudáveis / One of the factors that can contribute to injuries in the knee joint is the individual\'s inability to maintain an alignment between the body segments such as trunk, hip and knee during functional activities. Most of the time the dynamic knee valgus has been suggested as an etiologic factor that contributefor this joint injuries and early identification along with biomechanical factors associated with knee joint injuries is important. The functional tests for knee valgus evaluation are important tools for assessing the dynamic alignment between body segments, but there is no kinesiological subsidies in the literature that compare knee, hip and trunk in most of the described functional tasks used in the clinical practice and their relationship with the hip and knee strengthin healthy subjects. This study aimsto compare the angle values by the trunk, hip and knee kinematics in five different functional tasks used to evaluate the dynamic valgus and correlate this with the muscle\'s torque of the hip and knee. A sample of 30 healthy volunteers (15 men and 15 women) aged 18 to 35, with no history of pain or dysfunction in the lower limbs, performed a isometric muscle strength tests for all theknee and hip groups muscles using an isokinetic dynamometer Biodex®. Between 3 and 7 days after the muscle strength testing trunk, hip and knee kinematic analysis was performedduring five different functional tasks for evaluating the dynamic knee valgus using the Vicon system (Centennial, CO, USA).The functional tests were: stair descent, single-leg step down, single leg squat, single leg landing, drop vertical jump. ANOVA repeated measures was used to verify the differencesin the tasks for knee, hip and trunk kinematics and Pearson\'s correlation was used to verify correlations between hip and knee muscle\'s torque and knee, hip and trunk kinematics. The drop vertical jump task showed the highest peak values of valgus (average: 20.1º p<=0,04), internal rotation of the knee (average: 9,7º p<=0,003), hip flexion (mean: 38,8º p<=0,001) and lower trunk rotation values (mean 0,07º p<=0,009). The single leg step down task showed greater trunk flexion values (mean: 10,2º p<=0,002) in relation to all functional tasks. It was observed a negative and weak correlation of thehip external rotators torque and ipsilateral trunk lean (R = - 0.36, p = 0.049) in stair descent task. There was no evidence of correlation between peak torque of the hip abductors, adductors, internal rotators, external rotators, flexors and extensors and flexors, extensors of the knee with knee, hip and trunk kinematics in the single leg squat, landing, drop vertical jump and single-leg step down. For choosing a functional task to evaluate the dynamic valgus is crucial to the clinicians understand the kinesiological variables of knee, hip and trunk. All assessed tasks are effective to evaluate the dynamic knee valgus, although the drop vertical jump task requires more adjustments in the knee and hip, and the single leg step down task has higher kinesiological changes in the trunk.In addition, knee and hip peak of torque had no influence on the performance of the tests in healthy individuals

Orientador: Sérgio Rocha Piedade / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T00:56:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Takaes_IgorGiglio_D.pdf: 3495607 bytes, checksum: 997a8e42e41218f941a9801fb74230d6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: INTRODUÇÃO: A Avaliação pós-operatória das lesões ligamentares do joelho realizada por escores clínicos, na maioria das vezes, privilegia a análise subjetiva e não fornece dados do equilíbrio muscular. A dinamometria isocinética fornece dados objetivos do déficit e equilíbrio muscular do joelho e aprimora a análise e a interpretação dos resultados pós-operatórios. OBJETIVOS: Avaliar o equilíbrio funcional do joelho pela dinamometria após reconstrução do complexo bicruzado e sua correlação com escores clínicos. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados 21 pacientes (16 homens e 05 mulheres), com idade media de 33 anos, IMC médio de 26,2 ± 3.4. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos à reconstrução cirúrgica do LCP e do LCA em dois tempos, com intervalo médio de 03 meses entre os procedimentos. Com tempo mínimo de 01 ano de pós-operatório, foi realizada a análise isocinética dos joelhos e aplicado o escore de Lysholm, Tegner e SF-36. Os testes isocinéticos foram conduzidos a 05 repetições nas velocidades de 60º/s e 180º/s e 15 repetições a 300º/s. RESULTADOS: A média do escore de Lysholm foi 82,6 ± 16,9 pontos, enquanto o escore de Tegner apresentou redução de 38,6% comparada ao nível pré-lesão. Foram obtidos os seguintes valores médios no SF- 36 nos itens: capacidade funcional (70,71); limitação por aspectos físicos (58,33); dor (73,79); aspectos gerais de saúde (80,71); vitalidade (72,0); aspectos sociais (85,12); aspectos emocionais (85,7); e saúde mental (76,76). Na avaliação isocinética, o lado operado apresentou déficit de torque extensor médio de 20 % a 60º/s, 15% a 180º/s e 14% a 300º/s, enquanto no torque flexor o déficit médio foi de 11% a 60º/s, 12% a 180º/s e 12% a 300º/s. Embora tenha sido registrado menor valor médio de torque nos joelhos operados comparado aos joelhos controle, não houve diferenças estatísticas com relação ao equilíbrio funcional do joelho (isquiotibiais/quadríceps). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados isocinéticos da reconstrução do complexo bicruzado realizada em dois tempos evidenciaram déficit do torque extensor e flexor no lado operado. Embora, nenhum paciente tenha retornado ao nível pré-lesão, o equilíbrio funcional do joelho (flexor-extensor) pode ter contribuído para avaliação subjetiva regular nos escores clínicos / Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Postoperative evaluation of knee ligament injuries made by clinical scores, in most cases, favors the subjective analysis of the data and does not provide muscular balance. Isokinetic dynamometry provides torque deficit and knee muscle balance and thus enhances analysis and interpretation of clinical results after surgery. OBJECTIVES: To assess the functional balance of the knee after bicruciate reconstruction and its correlation with clinical scores. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We evaluated 21 patients (16 men and 05 women), mean age 33 years, mean BMI of 26.2 ± 3.4. All patients underwent surgical reconstruction of the PCL and ACL in two stages, with a mean interval of 03 months between the procedures. With a minimum of one year postoperatively, the analysis was performed isokinetic knee and applied the Lysholm score, Tegner and SF-36. The isokinetic tests were conducted to 05 repetitions at 60°/s and 180°/s and 15 repetitions at 300°/s. RESULTS: The Lysholm score was 82.6 ± 16.9 points and Tegner scores showed a deficit of 38,6% compared to pre-injury level. We obtained the following average values in items of SF-36: functional capacity (70.71); limitations due to physical aspects (58.33); pain (73.79), general health (80.71), vitality 72, social aspects (85.12), emotional aspects (85.7) and mental health (76.76). In isokinetic evaluation, the deficit of the operated quadriceps average torque was 20% at 60 º/s, 180°/s at 15% and 14% up to 300°/s, while the average flexor torque deficit was 11% at 60°/s, 12% at 180°/s and 12% at 300º /s. Although, it was registered that operated knees presented a minor mean values of torque compared to the control knees, no difference was founded to the knee functional balance (hamstrings/quadriceps). CONCLUSION: The results of isokinetic bicruciate reconstruction, performed at two stages, showed a deficit of extensor and flexor torque in the operated side. Although no patient has returned to pre-injury level, the functional balance of the knee (flexor-extensor) may have contributed to the good subjective Lysholm score / Doutorado / Fisiopatologia Cirúrgica / Doutor em Ciências

A articulação do joelho tem sido vastamente estudada nas ultimas décadas. Este intenso interesse pode ser visto sob o foco da complexidade desta articulação e de sua importância clínica. No entanto, nota-se escassa informação a respeito de aspectos morfológicos e ultraestruturais sobre o desenvolvimento desta articulação, em fetos humanos de diferentes faixas etárias, o que poderia servir de base teórica para estratégias de reparo da cartilagem e engenharia de tecidos, bem como contribuir para uma melhor compreensão de doenças e malformações ao longo do desenvolvimento dos componentes articulares. Desse modo, considerando-se a importância do conhecimento sobre aspectos morfofuncionais do desenvolvimento normal dos tecidos cartilagíneos na articulação do joelho humano, realizou-se a presente pesquisa com fetos humanos abrangendo a faixa etária da 16ª a 31ª semanas de vida intrauterina. Foram utilizados 20 fetos, os quais foram divididos em 4 grupos (n=5) da seguinte forma: grupo 1 (G1): 16-19 semanas de vida intrauterina (VIU); grupo 2 (G2): 20-23 semanas VIU; grupo 3 (G3): 24-27 semanas VIU e grupo 4 (G4): 28-31 semanas VIU, em que foram realizadas análises morfométricas da cartilagem das epífises do fêmur e tíbia na articulação do joelho, para os parâmetros: área dos condrócitos, densidade de condrócitos e matriz extracelular, análise estereológica para o volume dos condrócitos, e análise qualitativa da distribuição, organização e tipificação de fibras colágenas com uso de Picro-sirius sob análise com luz polarizada. Também se analisou a ultraestrutura através de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV). Frente à metodologia proposta e os resultados obtidos a respeito da avaliação morfofuncional, concluiu-se que a área e o volume dos condrócitos, bem como a densidade da matriz extracelular, na região média das epífises cartilagíneas, tanto do fêmur quanto da tíbia, aumentaram com o avançar da faixa etária, enquanto a densidade dos condrócitos diminuiu. Na região média das epífises, a cartilagem imatura dos fetos mais jovens, inicialmente com características de uma zona de proliferação, passa a apresentar, em fetos com idade mais avançada, características de uma zona de maturação, com condrócitos maiores e mais distantes uns dos outros. Na camada superficial da epífise a organização e orientação das fibras de colágeno modificam-se nos diferentes grupos, passando de uma orientação irregular no grupo dos fetos mais jovens, para uma organização pantográfica no grupo de fetos mais desenvolvidos. Finalmente, verifica-se a clara relação entre o amadurecimento da cartilagem e as alterações na organização e orientação das fibras colágenas, as quais contribuem para as propriedades requeridas na cartilagem em cada fase de seu desenvolvimento, tais como resistência à tensão, resistência à compressão e habilidade para distribuir cargas / The knee joint has been widely studied in recent decades. This intense interest can be seen from the perspective of the joint complexity and its clinical importance. However, there is little information about morphological and ultrastructural aspects of the development of this joint, particularly in human fetuses within different age, which could serve as a theoretical basis for cartilage repair strategies and tissue engineering, as well as contributing for a better understanding of diseases and malformation during the development of joint components. Thus, considering the importance of morphological and functional aspects of normal cartilaginous tissue development in the human knee joint, this research was performed with human fetuses covering the age range 16 to 31 weeks of intrauterine life. Twenty (20) fetuses were divided into 4 groups (n = 5) as follows: Group 1 (G1): 16-19 weeks, Group 2 (G2): 20-23 weeks, Group 3 (G3): 24-27 weeks and Group 4 (G4): 28-31 weeks. For the femoral and tibial epiphysis cartilage in the knee joint, it was performed morphometric analysis regarding area of chondrocytes, percent density of chondrocytes and extracellular matrix, stereological analysis of the chondrocytes volume and qualitative analysis of the distribution, organization and characterization of collagen fibers using picrosirius staining under analysis with polarized light. It was also analyzed the ultrastructure by scanning electron microscopy. Facing the proposed methodology and the results regarding the morphological evaluation of the middle region of both femur and tibia epiphysis, it was concluded that the area and the volume of the chondrocytes, as well as the density of extracellular matrix increased with advancing age, while the percent density of chondrocytes decreased. In the middle region of the epiphysis, immature cartilage of younger fetuses, initially with characteristics of a proliferation zone starts to present, in older fetuses, characteristics of maturation zone, presenting larger chondrocytes and more distant from each other. In the epiphysis cartilage surface, the organization and orientation of the collagen fibers changed in different groups, from an irregular orientation in the younger fetuses group, to a pantograph organization in the most developed fetuses group. Finally, it was observed the relationship between the cartilage development and the changes in the collagen fibers organization and orientation in order to obtain the cartilage properties required at each stage of the development, such as tensile strength, resistance to compression and ability to distribute loads

Modeling and simulations are useful tools to help understand knee function and injuries. As there are more muscles in the human knee joint than equations of motion, optimization protocols are required to solve a problem. The purpose of this thesis was to improve the biofidelity of these simulations by adding in vivo constraints derived from experimental intra-cortical pin data and stability-inspired objective functions within an OpenSim-Matlab forward-inverse dynamics simulation framework on lower limb muscle activation predictions. Results of this project suggest that constraining the model knee joint’s ranges of motion with pin data had a significant impact on lower limb kinematics, especially in rotational degrees of freedom. This affected muscle activation predictions and knee joint loading when compared to unconstrained kinematics. Furthermore, changing the objective will change muscle activation predictions although minimization of muscle activation as an objective remains more accurate than the stability inspired functions, at least for gait. /// La modélisation et les simulations in-silico sont des outils importants pour approfondir notre compréhension de la fonction du genou et ses blessures. Puisqu’il y a plus de muscles autour du genou humain que d’équations de mouvement, des procédures d’optimisation sont requises pour résoudre le système. Le but de cette thèse était d’explorer l’effet de changer l’objectif de cette optimisation à des fonctions inspirées par la stabilité du genou par l’entremise d’un cadre de simulation de dynamique directe et inverse utilisant MatLab et OpenSim ainsi qu'un model musculo-squelétaire contraint cinématiquement par des données expérimentales dérivées de vis intra-corticales, sur les prédictions d’activation musculaire de la jambe. Les résultats de ce projet suggèrent que les contraintes de mouvement imposées sur le genou modélisé ont démontré des effets importants sur la cinématique de la jambe et conséquemment sur les prédictions d'activation musculaire et le chargement du genou. La fonction objective de l'optimisation change aussi les prédictions d’activations musculaires, bien que la fonction minimisant la consommation énergétique soit la plus juste, du moins pour la marche.

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Title: Evaluation of selected parameters in American football players as possible causes of their injuries Objectives: The aim of this thesis is, after studying selected theoretical backgrounds, to point out at the performance players of American football deliberately selected team to the possible causes of injuries (with special focus on the area knee joint) by evaluating body parameters, then selected three tests and at the same time by evaluating the screening of two positions in progress vertical jump. Methods: To write down the diploma thesis, we mainly used knowledge and conclusions from a literature search of foreign articles and studies dealing with the issue of injuries, injury prevention, sports performance, and normative data. In the next step, testing of selected three tests and subsequent normative evaluation was performed. Screening was also important for the evaluation of two positions during the vertical jump. Results: Through hand-picked performance tests, it was found that the selected players from the team achieved a sufficient level of movement based on the results according to standardized tables that we used. In comparison with professional players and the norm set out by Palmieri (2019), the players that we tested lag behind. As for the injuries in the selected group, the...

The aim of the Diploma Thesis is to propose the methodology of a 3D model creation of a femoral part of a knee joint replacement. As the knee joint is the most loaded joint of the human body, the function, description and biomechanics relation is described in first part of the Thesis. The second part is focused on degenerative damage of knee joints that leads to the implantation of standard knee joint replacements. The third part deals with the construction of standard knee joint replacements and their surgery implantation. The last part of the Thesis describes the creation of an individual knee joint replacement, especially the femoral part.

The presented diploma thesis deals with stress-strain analysis of the intact human knee joint and the knee joint after reconstruction using fixation plate. Finite element method is used to determine the biomechanical response of the knee under loading with the FE software Ansys. The three-dimensional finite element model is consisted of bony structures (femur and tibia) which were created using computed tomography (CT) data, articular cartilages and both menisci. Model of the locking plate (LCP) was created based on producer's technical guide. Three models of the knee joint with LCP fixation plate are created for three different sizes of condylar fragment based on the intact model. On all variants is applied loading corresponding to maximum loading in a gait cycle. The results show that reconstruction of the knee joint with locking plate has no effect on changing in contact pressure on tibial plateau.