A minimum standardized gait analysis protocol: development and implementation by the Shriners Motion Analysis Laboratory network (SMALnet)

Author

Davis, R.B., III ; Davids, J.R. ; Gorton, G.E., III ; Aiona, M. ; Scarborough, N. ; Oeffinger, D. ; Tylkowski, C. ; Bagley, A.

Author_Institution

Shriners Hosp. for Children, Greenville, SC, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

7

Abstract

In the mid-1990´s, there was a rapid increase in the number of Motion Analysis Laboratories in the Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) system. The potential for multi-center collaboration in clinical research associated with this expansion was recognized. Since that time, the twelve laboratories within SHC have worked to define a minimum standardized gait analysis protocol for data collection and processing. This paper outlines that protocol and describes the systematic process that led to its development and current level of implementation

Keywords

biomedical measurement; gait analysis; laboratory techniques; paediatrics; standardisation; Shriners Motion Analysis Laboratory network; children; clinical research; data collection; data processing; minimum standardized gait analysis protocol; multi-center collaboration; systematic process; Cameras; Electromyography; Hospitals; Laboratories; Motion analysis; Muscles; Pediatrics; Protocols; Skin; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pediatric Gait, 2000. A new Millennium in Clinical Care and Motion Analysis Technology

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6469-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PG.2000.858868

Filename

858868