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Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review (2022)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., Kelemen, M., & Stewart, C. (2022). Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 46(4), 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000095

Background: Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are commonly supplied to children with cerebral palsy (CP) to support their gait. However, usage is reported to decrease through adolescence. Because AFOs can allow users to engage in daily activities and develo... Read More about Ankle-foot orthosis adherence in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: A scoping review.

Use and evaluation of assistive technologies for upper limb function in tetraplegia (2021)
Journal Article
Readioff, R., Kamran Siddiqui, Z., Stewart, C., Fulbrook, L., O’Connor, R. J., & Chadwick, E. K. (2021). Use and evaluation of assistive technologies for upper limb function in tetraplegia. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 45(6), 1 - 12. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2021.1878342

Context More than half of all spinal cord injuries (SCI) occur at the cervical level leading to loss of upper limb function, restricted activity and reduced independence. Several technologies have been developed to assist with upper limb functions in... Read More about Use and evaluation of assistive technologies for upper limb function in tetraplegia.

The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach (2020)
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Mennan, C., Hopkins, T., Channon, A., Elliott, M., Johnstone, B., Kadir, T., …Roberts, S. (2020). The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2(3), Article 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100081

Objective This UK-wide OATech+ Network consensus study utilised a Delphi approach to discern levels of awareness across an expert panel regarding the role of existing and novel technologies in osteoarthritis research. To direct future cross-disciplin... Read More about The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach.

“Dynamic knee valgus” – are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step. (2019)
Journal Article
Philp, F., Leboeuf, F., Pandyan, A., & Stewart, C. (2019). “Dynamic knee valgus” – are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step. Gait and Posture, 70, 298-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.03.006

Background
Dynamic “knee valgus” has been identified as a risk factor for significant knee injuries, however, the limits and sources of error associated with existing 3D motion analysis methods have not been well established.

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W... Read More about “Dynamic knee valgus” – are we measuring what we think we’re measuring? An evaluation of static and functional knee calibration methods for application in gait and clinical screening tests of the overhead squat and hurdle step..

Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Regulation of Disuse Atrophy and the Return to Activity in Skeletal Muscle (2017)
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Fisher, A. G., Seaborne, R. A., Hughes, T. M., Gutteridge, A., Stewart, C., Coulson, J. M., …Jarvis, J. C. (2017). Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Regulation of Disuse Atrophy and the Return to Activity in Skeletal Muscle. FASEB Journal, 31(12), 5268-5282. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201700089RR

Physical inactivity and disuse are major contributors to age-related muscle loss. Denervation of skeletal muscle has been previously used as a model with which to investigate muscle atrophy following disuse. Although gene regulatory networks that con... Read More about Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Regulation of Disuse Atrophy and the Return to Activity in Skeletal Muscle.

Abnormal loading and functional deficits are present in both limbs before and after unilateral knee arthroplasty (2017)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, A., Stewart, C., Postans, N., Biggs, P., Whatling, G., Holt, C., & Roberts, A. (2017). Abnormal loading and functional deficits are present in both limbs before and after unilateral knee arthroplasty. Gait & Posture, 55, 109-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.008

Abstract Unilateral knee replacement is often followed by a contralateral replacement in time and the biomechanics of the other knee before and after knee replacement remains poorly understood. The aim of this paper is to distinguish the features of... Read More about Abnormal loading and functional deficits are present in both limbs before and after unilateral knee arthroplasty.

Changes in gait which occur before and during the adolescent growth spurt in children treated by selective dorsal rhizotomy. (2015)
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McFall, J., Stewart, C., Kidgell, V., Postans, N., Jarvis, S., Freeman, R., & Roberts, A. (2015). Changes in gait which occur before and during the adolescent growth spurt in children treated by selective dorsal rhizotomy. Gait and Posture, 42(3), 317 - 322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.06.187

This paper presents long term follow up results from 17 children (6 girls, 11 boys, GMFCS levels II-IV), treated by means of selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR). The particular focus is on the effect of the adolescent growth spurt on patients who had pr... Read More about Changes in gait which occur before and during the adolescent growth spurt in children treated by selective dorsal rhizotomy..