Average patient walking activity approaches 2 million cycles per year: Pedometers under-record walking activity

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 693-697

  Silva, Mauricio ^a   Shepherd, Eric F ^a,b   Jackson, Walter O ^a,b   Dorey, Frederick J ^a   Schmalzried, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Joint arthroplasty; Pedometer; Step activity monitor; Walking activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OBESITY; PEDOMETER; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WALKING;

EID: 0036713559     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/arth.2002.32699     Document Type: Article

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