Temporal feature estimation during walking using miniature accelerometers: An analysis of gait improvement after hip arthroplasty

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 686-691

  Aminian, K ^a   Rezakhanlou, K ^a   De Andres, E ^b   Fritsch, C ^b   Leyvraz, P F ^b   Robert, P ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital Orthopedique de la Suisse Romande   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Gait analysis; Orthopaedic; Portable device

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; HIP PROSTHESES; ORTHOPEDICS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS;

MINIATURE ACCELEROMETERS;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESSURE; SENSOR; STANDING;

EID: 0033373252     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513368     Document Type: Article

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