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ArticleCommunications medicine2026

Smartphone-derived joint angular velocities in sit-to-stand motion provide a spatiotemporal marker for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

Lok Chun Chan, Jin Yan, Yuli Charlie Zhang, Tianshu Jiang, Alex Yuning Zhang, Ho Hin Toby Li, Billy So, Wei Huang, Yongping Zheng, Ping-Keung Chan and 1 more

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Lok Chun ChanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Jin YanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yuli Charlie ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tianshu JiangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Alex Yuning ZhangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ho Hin Toby LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9944-0855
Billy SoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Wei HuangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yongping ZhengDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-9226
Ping-Keung ChanDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-0895
Chunyi WenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China. chunyi.wen@polyu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1949-7822

Funding

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU) P0049195Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU) P0050709Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU) P0050824Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong PolyU) P0051049Innovation and Technology Commission (ITF) FBL/B046/22/S
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Abstract

backgroundKnee osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating condition that compromises mobility and exacerbates knee pain, necessitating accurate and accessible diagnostic tools. Traditional motion capture technology, while effective, is often cost-prohibitive and limited to laboratory settings. In response, we developed a smartphone-based approach utilizing spatiotemporal analysis of joint angular velocities and angles in sit-to-stand (STS) motion to detect symptomatic knee OA.

methodWe analyzed 2063 sagittal-viewed sit-to-stand motion videos from 309 participants and proposed a STS-D Index based on a deep learning model, STS Dynamics Net, which provides a nuanced quantification of joint dynamics and temporal interactions in trunk, knee, and ankle angles and velocities for detection of symptomatic knee OA.

resultsHere we show that joint angular velocities are a robust spatiotemporal biomarker for symptomatic knee OA detection (AUC 0.7759 ± 0.0219), not only do they outperform the STS pace (AUC 0.6554 ± 0.0268, p = 8.6

conclusionsThis innovative approach has the potential to revolutionize knee OA detection, enabling reliable, cost-effective, and self-administered assessments in community settings and bridging the gap in accessible healthcare monitoring.

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