El-Gohary Wins ISTA HAP Paul Award – Arthroplasty
APDM’s Mahmoud El-Gohary, Principal Member of the Technical Staff, has been awarded the 2015 ISTA HAP Paul Award for the best paper on new developments in the field of Arthroplasty.
El-Gohary was one of three authors of the awarded paper, “The Feasibility of Shoulder Motion Tracking During Activities of Daily Living Using Inertial Measurement Units.” Other authors included primary researcher Bryan Kirking – DJO Surgical, Round Rock, USA, and Young W Kwon – NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA
El-Gohary’s paper covered the capability of inertial measurement units (Opals) to track shoulder joint angles. By measuring patient shoulder kinematics during activities of daily living, or ADLs, an evaluation of the joint’s function before and after treatment may be seen. This can help define device testing conditions.
The experiment outlined in the paper included placing Opals on 5 nonrandom subjects, including a dental hygienist, a primary school teacher, a mechanical project engineer, an administrative assistant, and a retail associate. These subjects wore Opals on the sternum and upper arm for 4 hours while working, and 4 hours while off-work. The ability of Opals to record natural movement was showcased well in this study, for the subjects commented that the sensors did not interfere with their ability to do tasks in a normal manner. The results of the study also demonstrated the accuracy of Opals to estimate shoulder angles and help generate more knowledge of fundamental shoulder kinematics during ADLs.
The ISTA (International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the art and science of joint replacement around the world. Every year ISTA hosts a congress where the best clinicians, engineers, researchers, and industry members from across the globe come together to present and discuss leading edge work in the field of arthroplasty.
El-Gohary’s award is named after Howard A. Paul, DVM, who according to the ISTA, was “a tireless researcher advancing the science and technology of arthroplasty. He was one of the charter members of ISTA and an award has been established to honor his outstanding contribution.”
Co-Author Bryan Kirking is the Biomechanics and Testing Scientist at DJO Surgical. Kirking’s research focuses on the improvement of functional outcomes of total joint replacements by ways of numerical simulation and physical testing.
Co-Author Young Kwon of NYU has served as Associate Professor of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of the Office of Clinical Trials, and Associate Director of the Shoulder/Elbow Fellowship Program. His focus is in elbow surgery, platelet rich plasma, shoulder replacement, and shoulder injury.
