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Comprehensive validation of a wearable foot sensor system for estimating spatiotemporal gait parameters by simultaneous three-dimensional optical motion analysis

Kentaro Homan, Keizô Yamamoto, Ken Kadoya, Naoki Ishida, Norimasa Iwasaki

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2022

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Abstract Background Use of a wearable gait analysis system (WGAS) is becoming common when conducting gait analysis studies due to its versatility. At the same time, its versatility raises a concern about its accuracy, because its calculations rely on assumptions embedded in its algorithms. The purpose of the present study was to validate twenty spatiotemporal gait parameters calculated by the WGAS by comparison with simultaneous measurements taken with an optical motion capture system (OMCS). Methods Ten young healthy volunteers wore two inertial sensors of the commercially available WGAS, Physilog®, on their feet and 23 markers for the OMCS on the lower part of the body. The participants performed at least three sets of 10-m walk tests at their self-paced speed in the laboratory equipped

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1186/s13102-022-00461-x
Catalogue ID
SNmojbinz9-eq87ky
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