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Biomechanics, Health, Disease and Rehabilitation, Volume II

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Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this Special Issue is to specify and understand the impact of bioengineering in carrying data permitting the comprehension of the human behavior in his daily life tasks. Today, the application engineering technologies in patients during the rehabilitation training are important permitting to explore, understand, and optimize biological problems. Our objective is to summarize the most important methods influencing human rehabilitation performance related to the health sciences for all age groups, throughout their lives. In this Special Issue, we encourage papers to aim to promote the latest researches in the fields of health, quality of life improvement, sport rehabilitation, and to summarize their recommendations. This will help to prevent functional decline and frailty through the following of a Life Course Perspective Approach through the utilization of the latest research applied to health in general and their applications targeted to all stages of life aimed at the prevention, performance improvement, and management of diseases. Modelling, simulation, quantification, and computing of the musculoskeletal system permit to quantify and improve the discriminate parameters characterizing movement in different cases, such as patient's daily lives. The aim is to effectively combine and coordinate research and results in order to understand and improve human movement in medicine.

Prof. Dr. Redha Taiar
Guest Editor

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Keywords

human behavior
musculoskeletal disorders
injury
rehabilitation
healthcare
wearable technologies
augmented human
biological problems
quality of life
sport science
sport medicine

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Open AccessArticle

Coronal Knee Alignment and Tibial Rotation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patients with End-Stage Osteoarthritis

by Andrej Strahovnik, Igor Strahovnik and Samo Karel Fokter

Bioengineering 2024, 11(3), 296; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bioengineering11030296 - 21 Mar 2024

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Several studies have found a relationship between the rotational anatomy of the distal femur and the overall coronal lower limb alignment in knees with osteoarthritis (OA). Less is known about the rotation of the proximal tibia, especially in the context of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), where one of the goals of the surgery is to achieve the appropriate component-to-component rotation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the coronal alignment of the lower extremity and the relative proximal tibial rotation. A prospective cohort study of patients with an end-stage OA scheduled for TKA was conducted. All patients underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan and a standing X-ray of both lower limbs. A relative femorotibial rotation was measured separately for mechanical and kinematic alignment. A statistically significant correlation was found between the tibial varus and the external tibial rotation (p < 0.001). Out of 14 knees with high tibial varus (>5°), 13 (93%) and 7 (50%) knees had >10° of femorotibial rotation for the mechanical and kinematic alignment landmarks, respectively. In order to keep the component-to-component rotation within the 10° margin, more internal rotation of the tibial component is required in knees with higher tibial varus. Full article

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Influence of Lateralization and Distalization on Joint Function after Primary Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

by Umile Giuseppe Longo, Edoardo Franceschetti, Arianna Carnevale, Emiliano Schena, Giulia Cozza, Giovanni Perricone, Marco Edoardo Cardinale and Rocco Papalia

Bioengineering 2023, 10(12), 1409; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/bioengineering10121409 - 11 Dec 2023

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The purpose of this study was to investigate how lateralization shoulder angle (LSA) and distalization shoulder angle (DSA) are related to clinical and kinematic outcomes after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. Thirty-three patients were evaluated at least six months postoperatively. The Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE), Constant Murley Score (CMS), Simple Shoulder Test (SST), and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) were used. Shoulder kinematics was evaluated with a stereophotogrammetric system. LSA and DSA inter-rater reliability was analysed through the interclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Stepwise forward linear regression analysis was conducted between LSA and DSA with clinical scales and kinematic measures, between which a correlation analysis was conducted. The inter-rater reliability for LSA (mean ICC = 0.93) and DSA (mean ICC = 0.97) results were good to excellent. Greater LSA values were associated with higher peaks of internal rotation (p = 0.012, R² = 0.188) and range of motion (ROM) (p = 0.037, R² = 0.133). SANE (p = 0.009), CMS (p = 0.031), and SST (0.026) were positively correlated to external rotation, while VAS (p = 0.020) was negatively related. Abduction peaks were positively related to CMS (p = 0.011) and SANE (p = 0.037), as well as abduction ROM (SANE, p = 0.031; CMS, p = 0.014). Full article

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