Baseline Gait Muscle Activation Patterns Differ for Osteoarthritis Patients Who Undergo Total Knee Arthroplasty Five to Eight Years Later From Those Who Do Not

Gillian L. Hatfield, Kerry E. Costello, Janie L. Astephen Wilson, William D. Stanish, Cheryl L. Hubley-Kozey

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Abstract

Objective: To determine if baseline quadriceps and hamstrings muscle activity patterns differed between those with medial-compartment knee osteoarthritis (OA) who advanced to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and those who did not advance to TKA, and to examine associations between features extracted from principal component analysis (PCA) and discrete measures. Methods: Surface electromyograms of the vastus lateralis and medialis, rectus femoris, and lateral and medial hamstrings during walking were collected from 54 individuals with knee OA. Amplitude and temporal characteristics from PCA, co-contraction indices (CCI) for lateral and medial muscle pairs, and root mean square (RMS) amplitudes for early, mid, late, and overall stance were calculated from electromyographic waveforms. At follow-up 5 to 8 years later, 26 participants reported having undergone TKA. Analysis of variance models tested for differences in principal component (PC) scores and discrete measures between TKA and no-TKA groups (α = 0.05). Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients were calculated between PC scores and discrete variables. Results: The TKA group had higher hamstrings activity magnitudes (PC1), prolonged activity in mid stance (PC2) for all muscles, and greater lateral CCI. TKA had higher RMS hamstrings activity for all stance phases, and higher RMS mid- and late-stance quadriceps activity. PC1 was highly correlated with RMS amplitude (highest overall and early stance). PC2 was correlated with mid- and late-stance RMS. CCIs were correlated with PC1 and PC2, with greater variance explained for PC1. Conclusion: Those who advanced to TKA had higher magnitudes and more prolonged agonist and antagonist activity, consistent with less joint unloading. These gait muscle activation patterns indicate a potential conservative intervention target.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)549-558
Number of pages10
JournalArthritis Care and Research
Volume73
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Rheumatology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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