Estimation of spatial-temporal gait parameters in level walking based on a single accelerometer: Validation on normal subjects by standard gait analysis

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 129-137

  Bugane F ^a,b   Benedetti, M G ^a   Casadio, G ^b   Attala, S ^a   Biagi, F ^a   Manca, M ^c   Leardini, A ^a  

^a RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Castel Maggiore   (Italy)

^c Ospedale San Giorgio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Inertial sensing; Lower trunk acceleration; Validation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION SIGNALS; ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; CLINICAL USE; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; GAIT CYCLES; GAIT PARAMETERS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; INERTIAL SENSING; LEVEL WALKING; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; STANDARD GAIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; STRIDE LENGTH; TRUNK ACCELERATION; VALIDATION; WALKING;

GAIT ANALYSIS; SENSORS; WALKING AIDS;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICES; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INERTIAL SENSING DEVICE; MALE; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; GAIT; HUMANS; WALKING;

EID: 84865721504     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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