DocumentCode
2469834
Title
The case for using instrumented crutches during gait analysis
Author
Liggins, A.B. ; Coiro, D. ; Lange, G.W. ; Johnston, T.E. ; Smith, B.T. ; McCarthy, J.J.
Author_Institution
Shriners Hosp. for Crippled Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
15
Lastpage
16
Abstract
This work presents a method for obtaining motion and ground-reaction data from instrumented crutches. Preliminary results suggest the efficacy of including such data with the currently accepted joint motion and moment information
Keywords
biomedical measurement; biomedical transducers; force measurement; gait analysis; motion measurement; ambulatory difficulties; body mass; cerebral palsy; crutch-cycle times; data-display methods; equivalent ground reaction vector; floor-contact traces; gait analysis; ground-reaction data; incomplete spinal cord injury; instrumented crutches; integral ambulatory strategies; marker-based model; motion data; six-channel force transducer; three-dimensional crutch kinematics; Biomechanics; Computer aided software engineering; Decision making; Hospitals; Instruments; Kinematics; Lakes; Protocols; Shafts; Transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7419-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999442
Filename
999442
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