5th International Conference of Orthopedic Surgeons and Rheumatology

Biography

Biography: Diana Hodgins

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is the primary reason why people undergo a knee replacement. This is because there is currently no effective treatment, even if it is detected early. A major EU initiative, funded by IMI, has been set up to qualify methods for patient stratification and ultimately support the selection of patients for clinical trials with new disease modifying osteoarthritis drugs. One of the monitoring tools used to help classify patients is a new sensor based tool (Gait-Smart), which has already been shown to be an effective tool to detect early and late stage knee osteoarthritis. In addition a range of existing imaging techniques will be used. This paper will present the protocol to be used in the patient classification prior to treatment.