Title :
Simple Equipment Used in Clinical Practice for Evaluation of Locomotion
Author :
Pedotti, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Centro per lo Studio della Teoria dei Sistemi Istituto di Elettrotecnica ed Elettronica
Abstract :
A new simple procedure for analyzing and evaluating human gait that can be easily performed in clinical practice is presented. Signals proportional to forces produced by a subject walking along a walkway are registered by a common force plate and processed by a specially made hybrid computer.
Keywords :
Computer displays; Foot; Humans; Information analysis; Instruments; Kinematics; Legged locomotion; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Signal processing; Adolescent; Biomedical Engineering; Computers, Hybrid; Electronics, Medical; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Gait; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Poliomyelitis;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1977.326186
