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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7419-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999442
