An application of the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence to the classification of knee function and detection of improvement due to total knee replacement surgery

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2512-2520

  Jones, Lianne ^a   Beynon, Malcolm J ^b   Holt, Catherine A ^a   Roy, Stuart ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Dempster Shafer theory; Gait analysis; Knee function; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

DEMPSTER-SHAFER THEORY; KNEE FUNCTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GAIT ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMPSTER SHAFER THEORY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE SURGERY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33748512775     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.07.024     Document Type: Article

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