Selected Publications

• Qualter JM, Chertok AN, Buhler A, Laende EK, Costello KE. Osteoarthritis year in review 2025: Biomechanics. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage. [Epub Jan 2026]; doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2026.01.003. [In press; invited review]
• Schaefer P, Struk ZT, Costello KE. The potential of unstructured “physical activity” data for understanding relationships between movement-induced joint loading and osteoarthritis progression. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage Open, 8(1), 2026 [Epub Dec 2025]; doi: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100731.
• Costello KE, Felson DT, Jafarzadeh SR, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Segal NA, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC, Lewis CL, Kolachalama VB, Kumar D. Tibiofemoral cartilage worsening in persons without advanced radiographic osteoarthritis: A machine learning analysis of gait and physical activity in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. British Journal of Sports Medicine [Epub Mar 2023, Preprint July 2022]; doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106142.
• Costello KE, Astephen Wilson JL, Hubley-Kozey CL. Association of low physical activity levels with gait patterns considered “at risk” for clinical knee osteoarthritis progression. Arthritis Care & Research Open Rheumatology 3(11): 753-763, 2021 [Epub Oct 2021]; doi: 10.1002/acr2.11319.
• Costello KE, Felson DT, Neogi T, Segal NA, Lewis CE, Gross KD, Nevitt MC, Lewis CL, Kumar D. Ground reaction force patterns in knees with and without radiographic osteoarthritis and pain: descriptive analyses of a large cohort (the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study). Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 29(8):1138-1146, 2021 [Epub Mar 2021]; doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.03.009.

Selected Conference Proceedings

• Schaefer PD, Felson DT, Jafarzadeh SR, Lewis CL, Segal NA, Lewis CE, Nevitt MC, Kumar D, Costello KE. Influence of preserving gait and physical activity signal characteristics on prediction of medial tibiofemoral cartilage worsening in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s World Congress on Osteoarthritis. West Palm Beach, FL, USA. April 23^rd-26^th, 2026. [Accepted]
• Qualter JM, Booker SQ, Vincent HK, Costello KE. Impact of scoring method on movement-evoked pain classification across a multi-activity protocol. Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s World Congress on Osteoarthritis. West Palm Beach, FL, USA. April 23^rd-26^th, 2026. [Accepted]
• Costello KE. Using signal analysis and machine learning to understand relationships between physical activity and knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s World Congress on Osteoarthritis. West Palm Beach, FL, USA. April 23^rd-26^th, 2026. [Invited Talk]
• Costello KE. AI Applications in OA Research: From Imaging to Biomechanics. Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Incheon, South Korea. April 24^th-27^th, 2025. [Invited Talk]
• Costello KE. 2025 Year in Review: Biomechanics and Gait. Osteoarthritis Research Society International’s World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Incheon, South Korea. April 24^th-27^th, 2025. [Invited Talk]
• Qualter JM, Stofer KA, McCloskey RC, Vincent HK, Costello KE. Acceptability of Community-Based, Markerless Biomechanics Data Collection with Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis. American Society of Biomechanics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. August 13^th-16^th, 2025.
• McCloskey RC, Gruber A, Leapley S, Qualter JM, Vincent HK, Costello KE. Feasibility of Community-Based Biomechanics Data Collection in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis. American Society of Biomechanics, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. August 13^th-16^th, 2025.