Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Knee"
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Factors affecting knee joint muscle activation patterns during gait in individuals with knee osteoarthritis
(2012-01-03)Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disease and a leading cause of morbidity in older adults, resulting in severe mobility limitations. While the osteoligamentous and neuromuscular systems are altered in knee OA, ... -
Innovative Clinical Tools for Objectively Measuring Longitudinal Changes in Knee Arthroplasty Patient Gait Kinematics Awaiting Surgery
(2024-04-22)Current clinical management of end-stage knee OA lacks objective functional assessments of patients. Markerless motion capture systems are a new technology that have the potential to facilitate efficient, well-integrated ... -
KNEE MECHANICS OF HEALTHY AND OSTEOARTHRITIC JOINTS
(2019-12-17)Objective: Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) can be the result of both mechanical and biological events that interfere with normal joint function. The aims of this thesis were to (1) quantify the biomechanical factors that ... -
Physical Activity Tracking for End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Patients Seeking Joint Replacement Surgery
(2023-07-31)The purpose of this thesis was to explore the relationships between physical activity levels (in terms of step counts and sedentary behaviors) and patient-specific characteristics in a population of end-stage knee ...