Inertial sensors to quantify the pivot shift test in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury

Zaffagnini, Stefano and Lopomo, Nicola and Signorelli, Cecilia and Marcheggiani Muccioli, Giulio Maria and Bonanzinga, Tommaso and Grassi, Alberto and Raggi, Federico and Visani, Andrea and Marcacci, Maurilio (2014) Inertial sensors to quantify the pivot shift test in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury. Joints, 2 (3). pp. 124-129. ISSN 2282-4324

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Abstract

The main purpose of this article was to describe in detail, from the perspective of the clinical end user, a previously presented non-invasive methodology, applied in the treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injury, in which inertial sensors are used to quantify the pivot shift test. The outcomes obtained and relative considerations were compared with findings emerging from a review of the relevant updated literature. The detailed description here provided covers the system, the parameters identified and the testing procedure; it also includes the technical specifications of the hardware, the features introduced in the updated version of the software and the application of the system in clinical practice. The comparison of the technical considerations and clinical results with the updated literature confirmed the system’s optimal ergonomics, good reproducibility and clinical reliability. The novel approach here analyzed has been shown to overcome the weaknesses of other available devices and systems. Therefore, since it can be considered a new paradigm in the quantification of pivot shift test, we can recommend its routine use in clinical practice.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Acceleration, anterior cruciate ligament, knee kinematics, knee stability, pivot shift test, reconstruction
Subjects: 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia > 617.5 Medicina regionale; Chirurgia regionale
Depositing User: Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited: 14 Apr 2015 09:13
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2015 09:13
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/10195

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