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Karen Kruger PhD

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Research Assistant Professor

Institution: Marquette University
Department: MU-MCW Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Electromyography
  • Foot Orthoses
  • Gait
  • Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    • Publications (39)

  • Talar and Calcaneal Coordinate Axes Definitions across Foot Pathologies (Knutson K, Muhlrad EP, Peterson AC, Leonard T, Anderson AM, Aragon KC, Eatough ZJ, MacWilliams BA, Kruger KM, Lenz AL) Journal of Biomechanics October 2024;175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202764841 10/01/2024       1 Citation
  • The Shriners Children's Standard Gait Model (SCGM) (Kruger KM, Fischer P, Augsburger S, Feng J, Girouard JF, Gregory DL, Johnson L, MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Nelson B, Warshauer S, Saraswat P, Chafetz RS) Gait and Posture October 2024;114:127-151 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204782415 10/01/2024    
  • The Shriners Children's Standard Gait Model (SCGM). (Kruger KM, Fischer P, Augsburger S, Feng J, Girouard JF, Gregory DL, Johnson L, MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Nelson B, Warshauer S, Saraswat P, Chafetz RS) Gait Posture 2024 Oct;114:127-151 PMID: 39332309 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204782415 09/28/2024    
  • Talar and Calcaneal Coordinate Axes Definitions across Foot Pathologies. (Knutson K, Muhlrad EP, Peterson AC, Leonard T, Anderson AM, Aragon KC, Eatough ZJ, MacWilliams BA, Kruger KM, Lenz AL) J Biomech 2024 Oct;175:112298 PMID: 39217918 PMCID: PMC11426553 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202764841 09/02/2024       1 Citation
  • Recommendation of minimal distal tibial length for long axis coordinate system definitions. (Muhlrad EP, Peterson AC, Anderson AM, Aragon KC, Lisonbee RJ, MacWilliams BA, Kruger KM, Lenz AL) J Biomech 2024 Jun;170:112153 PMID: 38795543 PMCID: PMC11220913 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85193974737 05/26/2024    
  • The Effect of Knee Height Asymmetry on Gait Biomechanics. (Altiok H, Burnham R Jr, Simon JC, Flanagan A, Kawaiah A, Sienko S, Buckon C, Bauer JP, Kruger KM, Krzak JJ) J Pediatr Orthop 2024 Aug 01;44(7):e598-e603 PMID: 38706385 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198342174 05/06/2024    
  • Creating an autoencoder single summary metric to assess gait quality to compare surgical outcomes in children with cerebral palsy: The Shriners Gait Index (SGI) (Wang SJ, Tabashum T, Kruger KM, Krzak JJ, Graf A, Chafetz RS, Linton J, Davids J, Bagley A, Bengani K, Albert MV) Journal of Biomechanics May 2024;168 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190985070 05/01/2024    
  • Creating an autoencoder single summary metric to assess gait quality to compare surgical outcomes in children with cerebral palsy: The Shriners Gait Index (SGI). (Wang SJ, Tabashum T, Kruger KM, Krzak JJ, Graf A, Chafetz RS, Linton J, Davids J, Bagley A, Bengani K, Albert MV) J Biomech 2024 May;168:112092 PMID: 38669795 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190985070 04/27/2024    
  • The Shriners Children's Gait Model (SCGM). (Kruger KM, Fischer P, Augsburger S, Feng J, Girouard JF, Gregory DL, Johnson L, MacWilliams BA, McMulkin ML, Nelson B, Warshauer S, Saraswat P, Chafetz RS) Gait Posture 2024 May;110:84-109 PMID: 38552301 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85189013172 03/30/2024    
  • Standardizing 3 Dimensional Measurements in Foot and Ankle Imaging: A Contemporary Review and Methodological Proposal (Kruger KM, Lenz AL, Dibbern KN, de Cesar Netto C, Ledoux WR, Thorhauer ED, Burssens A, Siegler S, Rainbow MJ, Welte L, Peterson AC, Conconi M, Williams DE, Turmezei T, Hansen P, Lintz F, Leardini A) Foot and Ankle Clinics 2024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211033699 01/01/2024    
  • Automatic anatomical foot and ankle coordinate toolbox. (Peterson AC, Kruger KM, Lenz AL) Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023;11:1255464 PMID: 38026875 PMCID: PMC10644787 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176735845 11/29/2023       6 Citations
  • Biomechanical Implications of Congenital Conditions of the Foot/Ankle. (Kruger KM, Smith PA, Krzak JJ) Foot Ankle Clin 2023 Mar;28(1):27-43 PMID: 36822687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85145696382 02/24/2023    
  • Automatic anatomical foot and ankle coordinate toolbox (Peterson AC, Kruger KM, Lenz AL) Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2023;11 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176735845 01/01/2023       6 Citations
  • A multicenter study to evaluate pain characteristics in osteogenesis imperfecta. (Rodriguez Celin M, Kruger KM, Caudill A, Murali CN, Nagamani SCS, Members of the Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC), Smith PA, Harris GF) Am J Med Genet A 2023 Jan;191(1):160-172 PMID: 36271817 PMCID: PMC10399129 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140724814 10/23/2022       10 Citations
  • Automating Treatment Recommendations for Children with Cerebral Palsy Based on Multi-Modal Clinical Data (Mahale A, Zhu Y, Belhareth S, Graf A, Kruger K, Krzak J, Wang MD) BHI-BSN 2022 - IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics and IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, Symposium Proceedings 2022 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85143073712 01/01/2022    
  • What are the long-term outcomes of lateral column lengthening for pes planovalgus in cerebral palsy? (Kruger KM, Constantino CS, Graf A, Flanagan A, Smith PA, Krzak JJ) J Clin Orthop Trauma 2022 Jan;24:101717 PMID: 34926149 PMCID: PMC8646176 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120870822 12/21/2021       4 Citations
  • Gait Characteristics in Youth With Transverse Myelitis. (Hwang M, Flanagan A, Graf A, Kruger KM, Scullion N, Tayne S, Altiok H) Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 2021;27(3):38-48 PMID: 34456545 PMCID: PMC8370703 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115285434 08/31/2021       3 Citations
  • Multi-segment foot kinematics during gait following ankle arthroplasty. (Fritz JM, Canseco K, Konop KA, Kruger KM, Tarima S, Long JT, Law BC, Kraus JC, King DM, Harris GF) J Orthop Res 2022 Mar;40(3):685-694 PMID: 33913547 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106000150 04/30/2021       9 Citations
  • Assignment of local coordinate systems and methods to calculate tibiotalar and subtalar kinematics: A systematic review. (Lenz AL, Strobel MA, Anderson AM, Fial AV, MacWilliams BA, Krzak JJ, Kruger KM) J Biomech 2021 May 07;120:110344 PMID: 33744722 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102640785 03/22/2021       28 Citations
  • Correction to: Do Bisphosphonates Alleviate Pain in Children? A Systematic Review. (Rodriguez Celin M, Simon JC, Krzak JJ, Fial AV, Kruger KM, Smith PA, Harris GF) Curr Osteoporos Rep 2022 Aug;20(4):226 PMID: 33119810 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094206338 10/30/2020    
  • A Multicenter Study of Intramedullary Rodding in Osteogenesis Imperfecta. (Rodriguez Celin M, Kruger KM, Caudill A, Nagamani SCS, Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium (BBDC), Linked Clinical Research Centers (LCRC), Harris GF, Smith PA) JB JS Open Access 2020;5(3) PMID: 32984750 PMCID: PMC7489747 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85114722866 09/29/2020       14 Citations
  • Do Bisphosphonates Alleviate Pain in Children? A Systematic Review. (Celin MR, Simon JC, Krzak JJ, Fial AV, Kruger KM, Smith PA, Harris GF) Curr Osteoporos Rep 2020 Oct;18(5):486-504 PMID: 32960409 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85091370588 09/23/2020       17 Citations
  • Effect of Bisphosphonates on Function and Mobility Among Children With Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Systematic Review. (Constantino CS, Krzak JJ, Fial AV, Kruger KM, Rammer JR, Radmanovic K, Smith PA, Harris GF) JBMR Plus 2019 Oct;3(10):e10216 PMID: 31687649 PMCID: PMC6820458 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85088567876 11/07/2019       16 Citations
  • Segmental foot and ankle kinematic differences between rectus, planus, and cavus foot types. (Kruger KM, Graf A, Flanagan A, McHenry BD, Altiok H, Smith PA, Harris GF, Krzak JJ) J Biomech 2019 Sep 20;94:180-186 PMID: 31420153 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85070486747 08/20/2019       24 Citations
  • Sagittal subtalar and talocrural joint assessment between barefoot and shod walking: A fluoroscopic study. (McHenry BD, Kruger KM, Exten EL, Tarima S, Harris GF) Gait Posture 2019 Jul;72:57-61 PMID: 31151088 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066245372 06/01/2019       2 Citations
  • Mobility in osteogenesis imperfecta: a multicenter North American study. (Kruger KM, Caudill A, Rodriguez Celin M, Nagamani SCS, Shapiro JR, Steiner RD, Bober MB, Hart T, Cuthbertson D, Krischer J, Byers PH, Durigova M, Glorieux FH, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Rush ET, Smith PA, Harris GF) Genet Med 2019 Oct;21(10):2311-2318 PMID: 30918359 PMCID: PMC7401984 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85063579664 03/29/2019       20 Citations
  • Kinematic foot types in youth with pes planovalgus secondary to cerebral palsy. (Amene J, Krzak JJ, Kruger KM, Killen L, Graf A, Altiok H, Smith PA, Harris GF) Gait Posture 2019 Feb;68:430-436 PMID: 30594871 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85059058005 12/31/2018       13 Citations
  • Effects of Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis on Lower Body Kinematics During Gait. (Kruger KM, Garman CMR, Krzak JJ, Graf A, Hassani S, Tarima S, Sturm PF, Hammerberg KW, Gupta P, Harris GF) Spine Deform 2018;6(4):441-447 PMID: 29886917 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048536613 06/12/2018       3 Citations
  • Distribution of segmental foot kinematics in patients with degenerative joint disease of the ankle. (Canseco K, Kruger KM, Fritz JM, Konop KA, Tarima S, Marks RM, Harris GF) J Orthop Res 2018 Jun;36(6):1739-1746 PMID: 29139570 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048560537 11/16/2017       14 Citations
  • Sagittal Subtalar and Talocrural Joint Assessment During Ambulation With Controlled Ankle Movement (CAM) Boots. (McHenry BD, Exten EL, Cross JA, Kruger KM, Law B, Fritz JM, Harris G) Foot Ankle Int 2017 Nov;38(11):1260-1266 PMID: 28800714 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85033443004 08/13/2017       16 Citations
  • Segmental kinematic analysis of planovalgus feet during walking in children with cerebral palsy. (Kruger KM, Konop KA, Krzak JJ, Graf A, Altiok H, Smith PA, Harris GF) Gait Posture 2017 May;54:277-283 PMID: 28384608 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85016619212 04/07/2017       15 Citations
  • Bearing-Foreign Material Deposition on Retrieved Co-Cr Femoral Heads: Composition and Morphology. (Tikekar NM, Heiner AD, Baer TE, Kruger KM, Callaghan JJ, Brown TD, Lannutti JJ) Biomed Res Int 2015;2015:967278 PMID: 26236744 PMCID: PMC4506823 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84937703740 08/04/2015       1 Citation
  • THA Retrievals: The Need to Mark the Anatomic Orientation of the Femoral Head. (Heiner AD, Kruger KM, Tikekar NM, Callaghan JJ, Lannutti JJ, Brown TD) J Arthroplasty 2015 Jun;30(6):1089-94 PMID: 25682206 PMCID: PMC4469575 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84931577927 02/16/2015       1 Citation
  • Distinctive damage patterns on THA metal bearing surfaces: case studies. (Heiner AD, Tikekar NM, Kruger KM, Lannutti JJ, Brown TD) Iowa Orthop J 2014;34:84-93 PMID: 25328465 PMCID: PMC4127716 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84931576824 10/21/2014       3 Citations
  • Modeling polyethylene wear acceleration due to femoral head dislocation damage. (Kruger KM, Tikekar NM, Heiner AD, Lannutti JJ, Callaghan JJ, Brown TD) J Arthroplasty 2014 Aug;29(8):1653-1657.e1 PMID: 24851789 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84905109730 05/24/2014       7 Citations
  • Encoding scratch and scrape features for wear modeling of total joint replacements. (Kruger KM, Tikekar NM, Heiner AD, Baer TE, Lannutti JJ, Callaghan JJ, Brown TD) Comput Math Methods Med 2013;2013:624267 PMID: 23662160 PMCID: PMC3639636 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84877275310 05/11/2013       6 Citations
  • Enhancing damage visibility on metallic bearing surfaces: a simple technique for photography and viewing. (Heiner AD, Kruger KM, Baer TE, Brown TD) J Arthroplasty 2013 Mar;28(3):543.e9-543.e12 PMID: 23333257 PMCID: PMC3581706 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874555390 01/22/2013       5 Citations
  • A novel formulation for scratch-based wear modelling in total hip arthroplasty. (Kruger KM, Tikekar NM, Heiner AD, Baer TE, Lannutti JJ, Callaghan JJ, Brown TD) Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2014;17(11):1227-36 PMID: 23305334 PMCID: PMC3630235 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84898538601 01/12/2013       9 Citations
  • Edge-loading severity as a function of cup lip radius in metal-on-metal total hips--a finite element analysis. (Elkins JM, Kruger KM, Pedersen DR, Callaghan JJ, Brown TD) J Orthop Res 2012 Feb;30(2):169-77 PMID: 21812025 PMCID: PMC5160130 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-83855162881 08/04/2011       35 Citations
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