ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2018
Objective monitoring of activity and Gait Velocity using wearable accelerometer following lumbar microdiscectomy to detect recurrent disc herniation.
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- Readiness for implementation of novel digital health interventions for postoperative monitoring: a systematic review and clinical innovation network analysis.The Lancet. Digital health · 2023Pooled it
- The role of wearable devices and objective gait analysis for the assessment and monitoring of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Pooled it
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- Patient Recovery Following Uniportal Endoscopic Vs Open Lumbar Spine Surgery: Objective Analysis of Postoperative Mobility and Gait Patterns Using Wearable Sensors.International journal of spine surgery · 2025Article
- Adaptive Control Method for Gait Detection and Classification Devices with Inertial Measurement Unit.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The concept of recovery kinetics: an observational study of continuous post-operative monitoring in spine surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Two-year continuous data capture using a wearable sensor to remotely monitor the surgical spine patient: a case report.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Wearable sensor technology in spine care.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- XR (Extended Reality: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality) Technology in Spine Medicine: Status Quo and Quo Vadis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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- Gait metrics analysis utilizing single-point inertial measurement units: a systematic review.mHealth · 2022Review
- Efficacy of lumbar kinetic chain training for staged rehabilitation after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- From the Subjective to the Objective era of outcomes analysis: how the tools we use to measure outcomes must change to be reflective of the pathologies we treat in spinal surgery.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
- Objectifying clinical gait assessment: using a single-point wearable sensor to quantify the spatiotemporal gait metrics of people with lumbar spinal stenosis.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
- Wearable devices for patient monitoring in the early postoperative period: a literature review.mHealth · 2021Review
- COVID-19 is shifting the adoption of wearable monitoring and telemedicine (WearTel) in the delivery of healthcare: opinion piece.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
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- Gait velocity (walking speed) is an indicator of spine health, and objective measure of pre and post intervention recovery for spine care providers.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020Article
- mHealth Apps for Enhanced Management of Spinal Surgery Patients: A Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2020Review
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Abstract
We report a case of a 39-year-old male with sciatica who underwent an L5/S1 microdiscectomy with objective physical activity measurements performed preoperatively and continually postoperatively up to 3-month using wireless accelerometer technology linked to the surgical practice; collecting distance travelled, daily step count (DSC) and Gait Velocity (GV). Preoperative, the patient was walking with a GV of 0.97 m/s and a DSC of less than 2,500. After the first month following surgery, the patient had increased mobility, with a GV of 1.58 m/s, and taking an average of over 4,500 steps per day. At day 57 postop, the patient experienced a recurrence of pain with reduction of GV, DSC and walking distance. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed and revealed a recurrent disc herniation with further surgery on day 63, with a rapid return of function post 2
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