Noninvasive Measurement of Acceleration at the Knee Joint in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathy of the Knee

AbstractSpondyloarthropathy represents a group of joint diseases with a tendency to reactive new bone formation. Spondyloarthropathy includes Reiter's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, and the arthropathy of inflammatory diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease). Usually, an extensive investigation is required to distinguish spondyloarthropathy of the knee joint from rheumatoid arthritis. Recently, Reddy et al. (Ann. Biomed. Eng. 23:78–84, 1995) have developed the accelerometry technique to characterize various types of arthritis. The question remains if noninvasive acceleration measurements can be used to distinguish between spondyloarthropathy and rheumatoid arthritis. An ultraminiature accelerometer was placed on the patella, and the subject was asked to rhythmically rotate the knee from 90 flexion to full extension. Results have shown that the mean power of acceleration signal in the range of 100–500 Hz is significantly different (p < 0.05) for spondyloarthropathy patients when compared to rheumatoid arthritis patients. The noninvasive accelerometry technique represents a potential tool for characterization of spondyloarthropathy patients. © 2001 Biomedical Engineering Society. PAC01: 8719St, 8719Xx, 0630Gv

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