Validity of DynaPort GaitMonitor for assessment of spatiotemporal parameters in amputee gait

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1335-1342

  Houdijk, Han ^a,b   Appelman, Franka M ^a   Van Velzen, Judith M ^a   Van Der Woude, Lucas H V ^b   Van Bennekom, Coen A M ^a  

^a Heliomare Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Activity monitor; Ambulatory monitoring; Amputee; Gait; Prosthesis; Step length; Step time; Walking ability; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIVITY MONITOR; AMBULATORY MONITORING; AMPUTEE; GAIT; PROSTHESIS; STEP LENGTH; STEP TIME; WALKING ABILITY; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELEROMETERS; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INSTRUMENT ERRORS; SPEED; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

WALKING AIDS;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB PROSTHESIS; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHMS; AMPUTEES; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 65949093517     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.12.0209     Document Type: Article

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