Accelerometer- and photographic-based smartphone applications for measuring joint angle: Are they reliable?

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 448-449

  Ferriero, Giorgio ^a   Vercelli, Stefano ^a   Sartorio, Francesco ^a   Foti, Calogero ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELBOW; GONIOMETER; HUMAN; JOINT; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; MOBILE PHONE; OPERATING ROOM; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 84892510741     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: 15328406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.06.014     Document Type: Letter

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