Overview
How Kinomatic used Sentinel's objective mobility data to evaluate and refine surgical protocols with real-world recovery evidence.
Surgical protocol decisions — approach selection, implant positioning strategies, rehabilitation timing — have traditionally been evaluated through periodic clinical follow-up and patient-reported outcomes. Kinomatic partnered with Sentinel to add a third evidence stream: objective, real-world mobility data throughout recovery.
Patients across Kinomatic's protocol variations completed regular smartphone-based gait assessments during recovery. This gave the surgical team comparable, quantified recovery curves across protocol groups — how quickly walking speed returned, how symmetry evolved, and where recovery patterns diverged between approaches.
In their evaluation, the team reported that the objective data revealed differences between protocol variations that patient-reported measures alone had not distinguished — patients often reported feeling similar while their measured gait told more differentiated stories. These insights informed the team's protocol refinement discussions.
This case reflects one organization's evaluation program, and protocol decisions remained entirely with the surgical team — the data informed their expert deliberation rather than dictating conclusions. The broader implication for surgical innovation: objective recovery measurement can distinguish between approaches where subjective outcomes cannot.
Key Takeaways
- Objective gait curves enabled comparison across protocol variations
- Measured differences appeared where patient reports did not distinguish
- Data informed — protocol decisions stayed with the surgical team
- One organization's evaluation program