QUANTITATION OF SECONDARY DEGRADATION IN UNAFFECTED JOINTS RESULTING FROM OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE OR HIP
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for assessing patients suffering from joint-degenerating conditions. A computer system ( 400 ) can receive patient data comprising kinematic data and anthropometric data from a patient monitoring system ( 100 ). The patient monitoring system ( 100 ) can include various sensors ( 102, 103 ) configured to detect the kinematic data and/or anthropometric data as the patient ( 101 ) performs some action(s), for example. The computer system ( 400 ) can create a patient-specific biomechanical simulation based on the patient data and calculate metrics based thereon. The computer system ( 400 ) can compare the metrics to historical data and accordingly determine a treatment strategy based on the comparison.
1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a computer system, patient data comprising kinematic data and anthropometric data;
creating, by the computer system, a patient-specific biomechanical simulation based on the patient data;
calculating, by the computer system, at least one of joint loading data or gait mechanics data based on the patient-specific biomechanical simulation;
comparing, by the computer system, at least one of the joint loading data or the gait mechanics data to historical data; and
determining, by the computer system, a treatment strategy based on the comparison.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the patient data is at least partially sensed via a patient monitoring system.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the patient monitoring system comprises a sensor configured to detect the kinematic data associated with a patient.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer or a piezoelectric device configured to be coupled to the patient.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the patient monitoring system comprises a camera configured to detect the kinematic data associated with a patient, the kinematic data comprising motion capture data.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
calculating, by the computer system, a net joint damage index based on the joint loading data compared to the historical data, wherein the net joint damage index comprises a net measure of potential joint damage suffered by a patient, and wherein the determined treatment strategy is further based on the net joint damage index.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the historical data comprises a plurality of previously created biomechanical simulations of patients.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
simulating, by the computer system, a plurality of different treatment strategies using the patient-specific biomechanical simulation, wherein the determined treatment strategy is determined from the plurality of simulated different treatment strategies.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the computer system, the patient-specific biomechanical simulation to at least one of a computer-assisted surgical system or a clinician computer system.
10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the treatment strategy comprises a non-operative intervention.
11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein the non-operative intervention comprises a recommendation for at least one of physical therapy of using a brace.
12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the treatment strategy comprises an operative intervention.
13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 12 , wherein the operative intervention comprises a total or partial joint replacement surgery.
14 . A computer system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
receive patient data comprising kinematic data and anthropometric data;
create a patient-specific biomechanical simulation based on the patient data;
calculate at least one of joint loading data or gait mechanics data based on the patient-specific biomechanical simulation;
compare at least one of the joint loading data or the gait mechanics data to historical data; and
determine a treatment strategy based on the comparison.
15 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the patient data is at least partially sensed via a patient monitoring system to which the computer system is communicably coupled.
16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the patient monitoring system comprises a sensor configured to detect the kinematic data associated with a patient.
17 . The computer system of claim 16 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer or a piezoelectric device configured to be coupled to the patient.
18 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the patient monitoring system comprises a camera configured to detect the kinematic data associated with a patient, the kinematic data comprising motion capture data.
19 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
calculate a net joint damage index based on the joint loading data compared to the historical data, wherein the net joint damage index comprises a net measure of potential joint damage suffered by a patient, and wherein the determined treatment strategy is further based on the net joint damage index.
20 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the historical data comprises a plurality of previously created biomechanical simulations of patients.
21 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
simulate a plurality of different treatment strategies using the patient-specific biomechanical simulation, wherein the determined treatment strategy is further based on the plurality of simulated different treatment strategies.
22 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the memory further stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to:
transmit the patient-specific biomechanical simulation to at least one of a computer-assisted surgical system or a clinician computer system.
23 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the treatment strategy comprises a non-operative intervention.
24 . The computer system of claim 23 , wherein the non-operative intervention comprises a recommendation for at least one of physical therapy of using a brace.
25 . The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the treatment strategy comprises an operative intervention.
26 . The computer system of claim 25 , wherein the operative intervention comprises a total or partial joint replacement surgery.