Validity of the Optogait photoelectric system for the assessment of spatiotemporal gait parameters

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 500-504

  Lienhard, Karin ^a   Schneider, David ^a   Maffiuletti, Nicola A ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Criterion related validity; Elderly; Floor based photocells; Gait analysis; Orthopedic patients; Walking

Indexed keywords

CRITERION-RELATED VALIDITY; ELDERLY; INTRACLASS CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; MATCHED CONTROLS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; WALKING;

ARTHROPLASTY; FLOORS; GAIT ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS;

CONCURRENCY CONTROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ELECTRONIC WALKWAY; FEMALE; GAIT; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876160183     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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