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Detecting knee osteoarthritis and its discriminating parameters using random forests.

Margarita Kotti1, Lynsey D Duffell2, Aldo A Faisal3

  • 1Musculoskeletal (MSK) Laboratory, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK; Brain Behaviour Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ London, UK.

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This study introduces a computer system for automatic knee osteoarthritis detection using body kinetics. It identifies key parameters and decision rules, improving interpretability and achieving 72.61% accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Medical Engineering
  • Computer Science

Background:

  • Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) diagnosis often lacks objective, interpretable parameters.
  • Existing automated detection methods primarily focus on presence estimation, not interpretability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an interpretable computer system for automatic knee osteoarthritis detection.
  • To identify discriminating gait parameters and decision rules for KOA assessment.
  • To bridge the gap between medical and engineering approaches in KOA diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • Collected locomotion data from 94 subjects (47 KOA, 47 healthy) using force plates.
  • Extracted gait parameters from ground reaction forces (vertical, anterior-posterior, medio-lateral).
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Ground reaction forcesKnee osteoarthritisMachine learningRandom forests

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  • Employed random forest regressors and rule induction for KOA degree mapping and interpretability.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved 72.61%±4.24% accuracy in 5-fold cross-validation using a subject-independent protocol.
    • Demonstrated that reliable clinical measures can be extracted with 3 steps or less.
    • Identified specific ground reaction force parameters crucial for KOA detection.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed system provides an interpretable approach to automatic knee osteoarthritis detection.
    • The method successfully identifies key gait parameters and decision rules for KOA assessment.
    • This approach enhances diagnostic capabilities by combining engineering precision with medical interpretability.