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2. Comparison of spatiotemporal parameters in the gait cycle in children with hemiplegia wearing AFO orthoses
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Camuncoli, F., Piccinini, L., Di Stanislao, E., Corbetta, C., and Galli, M.
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- 2022
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3. Functional electrical stimulation applied to gluteus medius and tibialis anterior corresponding gait cycle for stroke
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Kim, Jung-Hyun, Chung, Yijung, Kim, Young, and Hwang, Sujin
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- 2012
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4. Time series classification using a modified LSTM approach from accelerometer-based data: A comparative study for gait cycle detection
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Hui Xing Tan, Matthew Chin Heng Chua, Youheng Ou Yang, Nway Nway Aung, and Jing Tian
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Male ,Heel ,Databases, Factual ,Computer science ,Biophysics ,Walking ,Accelerometer ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Gait (human) ,Accelerometry ,medicine ,Humans ,Oversampling ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Computer vision ,Gait ,Network architecture ,Movement Disorders ,Event (computing) ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,030229 sport sciences ,Gait cycle ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Female ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,F1 score ,Algorithms ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background Gait event detection (GED) is an important aspect in identifying and interpret a user’s gait to assess gait abnormalities and design intelligent assistive devices. Research question There is a need to develop robust GED models that can accurately detect various gait instances in different scenarios and environments. Methods This paper presents a novel method of detecting heel strikes (HS) and toe offs (TO) during the user’s gait cycle using a modified Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks approach. The method was tested on a database from Movement Analysis in Real-world Environments using Accelerometers (MAREA) (n = 20 healthy subjects) that consisted of walking and running in indoor and outdoor environments with accelerometers positioned on waist, wrist and both ankles. Modifications include oversampling, composite accelerations and optimizing the LSTM network architecture were made. Results Performance of our modified model was found to be better than six state-of-the-art GED algorithms, with a median F1 score of 0.98 for Heel Strikes and 0.98 for Toe Offs in the scenario of steady walking in an indoor environment, and a median F1 score of 0.94 for Heel Strikes and 0.68 for Toe-offs in the scenario of walking and running in an outdoor environment. Significance This paper highlights the potential of the single proposed model to be an alternative to the six GED models in gait detection under various conditions.
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- 2019
5. Variability and fluctuation in running gait cycle of trained runners and non-runners
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Nakayama, Yosuke, Kudo, Kazutoshi, and Ohtsuki, Tatsuyuki
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- 2010
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6. Full gait cycle analysis of lower limb and trunk kinematics and muscle activations during walking in participants with and without ankle instability
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Lindsay Bottoms, Andrew Greenhalgh, Lynsey Northeast, Gerwyn Hughes, Andrew C.S. Mitchell, and C Gautrey
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Adult ,Joint Instability ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Biophysics ,Walking ,Lower limb ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Gait ,Ankle instability ,Electromyography ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,030229 sport sciences ,Gait cycle ,Trunk kinematics ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Case-Control Studies ,Chronic Disease ,Female ,business ,Ankle Joint ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) has previously been linked to altered lower limb kinematics and muscle activation characteristics during walking, though little research has been performed analysing the full time-series across the stance and swing phases of gait. Research question: The aim of this study was to compare trunk and lower limb kinematics and muscle activity between those with chronic ankle instability and healthy controls. Methods: Kinematics and muscle activity were measured in 18 (14 males, 4 females) healthy controls (age 22.4 ± 3.6 years, height 177.8 ± 7.6 cm, mass 70.4 ± 11.9 kg, UK shoe size 8.4 ± 1.6), and 18 (13 males, 5 females) participants with chronic ankle instability (age 22.0 ± 2.7 years, height 176.8 ± 7.9 cm, mass 74.1 ± 9.6 kg, UK shoe size 8.1 ± 1.9) during barefoot walking trials, using a combined Helen Hayes and Oxford foot model. Surface electromyography (sEMG) was recorded for the tibialis anterior and gluteus medius. Full curve statistical parametric mapping was performed using independent and paired-samples T-tests. Results: No significant differences were observed in kinematic or sEMG variables between or within groups for the duration of the swing phase of gait. A significantly increased forefoot-tibia inversion was seen in the CAI affected limb when compared to the CAI unaffected limb at 4-16% stance (p = 0.039). No other significant differences were observed. Significance: There appears to be no differences in muscle activation and movement between CAI and healthy control groups. However, participants with CAI exhibited increased inversion patterns during the stance phase of gait in their affected limb compared to their unaffected limb. This may predispose those with CAI to episodes of giving way and further ankle sprains.
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- 2018
7. Walking speed influences on gait cycle variability
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Jordan, Kimberlee, Challis, John H., and Newell, Karl M.
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- 2007
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8. Time series classification using a modified LSTM approach from accelerometer-based data: A comparative study for gait cycle detection
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Tan, Hui Xing, primary, Aung, Nway Nway, additional, Tian, Jing, additional, Chua, Matthew Chin Heng, additional, and Yang, Youheng Ou, additional
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- 2019
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9. Full gait cycle analysis of lower limb and trunk kinematics and muscle activations during walking in participants with and without ankle instability
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Northeast, Lynsey, primary, Gautrey, Charlotte N., additional, Bottoms, Lindsay, additional, Hughes, Gerwyn, additional, Mitchell, Andrew C.S., additional, and Greenhalgh, Andrew, additional
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- 2018
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10. Test–retest reliability of three dimensional gait analysis: Including a novel approach to visualising agreement of gait cycle waveforms with Bland and Altman plots
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Malcolm Forward, K. Jones, Dara Meldrum, Ronan M. Conroy, and Ciara Shouldice
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Adult ,Male ,Intraclass correlation ,Movement ,Biophysics ,Walking ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,Gait (human) ,Statistics ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Gait ,Postural Balance ,Reliability (statistics) ,Mathematics ,Observational error ,Rehabilitation ,Reproducibility of Results ,Equipment Design ,Sagittal plane ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Standard error ,Gait analysis ,Female ,Cadence - Abstract
Background/Aim Estimating the measurement error (reliability) of three dimensional gait analysis (3DGA) is crucial to interpretation of gait data. The purpose of this study was to investigate the intra-rater reliability of 3DGA and apply a novel method of visualising reliability of gait cycle waveforms. Methods A test re-test design was employed. A convenience sample of 30 healthy adults (18F; 12M: mean age 30 ± 6.8 years) participated. Subjects walked along a 10 m walkway at their preferred gait speed and 3DGA data were collected using a VICON ® 3DGA system. Testing was performed by the same investigator on two separate days within two weeks. Data from 10 trials were averaged and analysed. Analysis The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the standard error of measurement (SEM), minimal detectable change (MDC) and limits of agreement were calculated for kinetic and kinematic data. Bland and Altman plots were applied to gait cycle waveforms. Results Spatio-temporal parameters such as cadence, step length, velocity, step time and step width were highly repeatable generating ICC's of 0.90 and above and low SEM/MDC. Range of joint movement across the gait cycle was generally more reliable than either minimum or maximum values and higher ICCs were obtained for movement in the sagittal plane. For kinematic data the standard error of measurement was low (≤5) for the majority of parameters. Transverse plane measurements showed poor reliablility with lowest ICC's. ICCs for kinetic data ranged from 0.51 to 0.81. Conclusions Reliability of 3DGA has been estimated for our gait laboratory. Bland and Altman plots of gait cycle waveforms provide a useful addition to reliability analysis.
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- 2014
11. A non-supervised classification neural network reveals temporal patterns of kinematic strategies in children's gait cycle
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A. Cinza-González, I. Rodriguez-Andonaegui, J.A. Martin-Gonzalo, Estrella Rausell, Irene Pulido-Valdeolivas, J. López-López, and David Gómez-Andrés
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Communication ,Artificial neural network ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Pattern recognition ,Kinematics ,Artificial intelligence ,Gait cycle ,business - Published
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12. Walking speed influences on gait cycle variability
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John H. Challis, Kimberlee Jordan, and Karl M. Newell
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Adult ,Rehabilitation ,Mathematical analysis ,Biophysics ,STRIDE ,Walking ,Impulse (physics) ,Trough (economics) ,Running ,Preferred walking speed ,Gait (human) ,Classical mechanics ,Range (statistics) ,Detrended fluctuation analysis ,Humans ,Female ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Falling (sensation) ,Gait ,Mathematics - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of walking speed on the amount and structure of the stride-to-stride fluctuations of the gait cycle. Based on previous findings for both walking [Hausdorff JM, Purdon PL, Peng CK, Ladin Z, Wei JY, Goldberger AL. Fractal dynamics of human gait: stability of long-range correlations in stride interval fluctuations. J Appl Physiol 1996;80:1448–57], and running [Jordan K, Challis JH, Newell KM. Long range correlations in the stride interval of running. Gait Posture 2006;24:120–5] it was hypothesized that the fractal nature of human locomotion is a reflection of the attractor dynamics of human locomotion. Female participants walked for 12 min trials at 80%, 90%, 100%, 110% and 120% of their preferred walking speed. Eight gait cycle variables were investigated: stride interval and length, step interval and length, and from the vertical ground reaction force profile the impulse, first and second peak forces, and the trough force. Detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) revealed the presence of long range correlations in all gait cycle variables investigated. Speed related U-shaped functions occurred in five of the eight variables, with the minima of these curves falling between 100% and 110% of the preferred walking speed. These findings are consistent with those previously shown in running studies and support the hypothesis that reduced strength of long range correlations at preferred locomotion speeds is reflective of enhanced stability and adaptability at these speeds.
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13. Variability and fluctuation in running gait cycle of trained runners and non-runners
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Tatsuyuki Ohtsuki, Yosuke Nakayama, and Kazutoshi Kudo
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physical Education and Training ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,STRIDE ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Running ,Young Adult ,Nonlinear time series analysis ,Running gait ,Treadmill running ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Physical Fitness ,Physical therapy ,medicine ,Detrended fluctuation analysis ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Gait pattern ,Least-Squares Analysis ,Gait ,Mathematics - Abstract
The current study examined variability and fluctuation in the running gait cycle, focusing on differences between trained distance runners and non-runners. The two groups of participants performed treadmill running at 80%, 100%, and 120% of their preferred speed for 10 min. Stride-interval time-series were recorded during running using footswitches. The average preferred speed was significantly higher for the trained runners than for the non-runners. The trained runners showed significantly smaller variability of stride interval than did the non-runners, and at the same time the scaling exponent alpha evaluated by detrended fluctuation analysis tended to be smaller for the trained runners. These results suggest that expert runners can reduce variability in the trained movement without loosing dynamical degrees of freedom for spatiotemporal organization of the gait pattern.
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- 2010
14. Full skeleton mean gait cycle description in normal population by means of integrated multifactorial approach
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Piero Roncoletta, G. D’Amico, M. Vallasciani, M. Paniccia, and Moreno D'Amico
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business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,Normal population ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Pattern recognition ,Artificial intelligence ,Biology ,Gait cycle ,business ,Skeleton (computer programming) - Published
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15. Effect of gait cycle selection on EMG analysis during walking in adults and children with gait pathology
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Stefano, A. De, Burridge, J.H., Yule, V.T., and Allen, R.
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ELECTROMYOGRAPHY , *DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities , *EXTRAPYRAMIDAL disorders , *SPASTIC paralysis , *BRAIN damage - Abstract
This paper presents the results of a project to evaluate different methods of gait cycle selection on the analysis of electromyography recorded during gait. Electromyography (EMG) describes the electrical activity associated with the muscle and is often interpreted in gait analysis using a simultaneously obtained signal to identify phases of the gait cycle. Phase transitions are often selected manually from reference signals derived from additional instrumentation, such as pressure platforms, footswitches and video cameras. We propose two methods (automatic and semi-automatic) as an alternative to the more traditional manual selection, and analyse how the gait cycle selection affects the EMG analysis. To quantify the differences between the gait cycles obtained using each method and to classify each cycle, three indices have been introduced. The effect of the gait cycle selection has been evaluated with respect to the EMG step profiles and temporal gait descriptors. An asymptomatic adult, an asymptomatic child and two children with cerebral palsy were examined using telemetric EMG devices and pressure footswitches. The results obtained showed that the method of gait cycle selection did not have a major influence for the adult, but it altered considerably the analysis in the case of the children with cerebral palsy. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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16. Therapeutic effect of functional electrical stimulation-triggered gait training corresponding gait cycle for stroke.
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Yijung Chung, Jung-Hyun Kim, Yuri Cha, and Sujin Hwang
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TREATMENT effectiveness , *ELECTRIC stimulation , *GAIT in humans , *STROKE , *GLUTEUS medius , *TIBIALIS anterior - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the therapeutic effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the gluteus medius and tibialis anterior muscles during the gait cycle in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. Eighteen patients who had suffered a stroke were enrolled in this study. The participants were divided into either the gluteus medius and tibialis anterior (GM+TA) training group (n=9) or the control group (n=9). The GM+TA group received FES-triggered gait training to the gluteus medius (GM) in the stance phase and the tibialis anterior (TA) in the swing phase for 30min, 5 session a week over a 6-week period, and control group who received only gait training without FES-triggered for the same duration of time. A foot-switch sensor was used to trigger the device in the stance (GM) and swing (TA) phases of the gait cycle reciprocally. This study measured three types of outcome measures, including spatiotemporal gait parameters, muscles activities, and balance function. After 6 weeks training, there was a significant improvement in gait velocity, cadence, stride length, and gait symmetry in the GM+TA training group compared to the control group. Dynamic balance function was significantly improved in the GM+TA training group compared to the control group. The mean changeable values of the GM was significantly greater strength in the GM+TA training group than the control group. These findings suggest that FES-triggered gait training of the GM in the stance phase and TA in the swing phase may improve the spatiotemporal parameters of gait in persons with hemiparetic stroke. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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17. 12.7 Modulation of the gait cycle using focal transcranial magnetic stimulation
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B. Hanna, M.M. Rank, Michel Ladouceur, A. Marquis, and N. Gueguen
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation ,business.industry ,Modulation ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Gait cycle ,business ,Neuroscience - Published
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18. Age-related differences in gait kinematics across the gait cycle in healthy individuals
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- 2016
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19. Relationship between gait efficiency and kinematics at different moments of gait cycle
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20. Validation of a kinematic model to determine centre of mass during the gait cycle
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21. Changing the length vector between sacrum and the hip joint center during a gait cycle
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22. A non-supervised classification neural network reveals temporal patterns of kinematic strategies in children's gait cycle
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Cinza-González, A., primary, Gómez-Andrés, D., additional, Pulido-Valdeolivas, I., additional, Rodríguez-Andonaegui, I., additional, Martín-Gonzalo, J.A., additional, López-López, J., additional, and Rausell, E., additional
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- 2015
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23. Functional electrical stimulation applied to gluteus medius and tibialis anterior corresponding gait cycle for stroke
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Junghyun Kim, Sujin Hwang, Yijung Chung, and Young Kim
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Heel ,Biophysics ,Electric Stimulation Therapy ,Risk Assessment ,Cohort Studies ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,Humans ,Medicine ,Functional electrical stimulation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Buttocks ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Gait ,Stroke ,Aged ,Korea ,biology ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Stroke Rehabilitation ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Paresis ,Medius ,Treatment Outcome ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Hemiparesis ,Lower Extremity ,Physical therapy ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Cadence ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the tibialis anterior and gluteus medius muscles on the improvement of the spatiotemporal parameters of gait in individuals with a hemiparetic stroke. Thirty-six patients who had suffered a hemiparesis post stroke were enrolled in this study. The participants walked at a self-selected velocity on three different FES applications: (1) FES-triggered gait on the gluteus medius in the stance phase and the tibialis anterior in the swing phase (GM + TA), (2) FES-triggered gait on the tibialis anterior in the swing phase (TA only), and (3) gait without FES-triggered (Non-FES). FES was triggered when the heel in the affected lower limb was placed in contact with an on or off foot switch sensor. The effect of FES applications was assessed using GAITRite for spatiotemporal data. The gait speed, cadence, and stride length were significantly higher under the GM + TA condition than under the TA only and None-FES conditions. The gait speed, cadence and stride length were increased significantly in the TA only condition compared with the Non-FES condition. The double support time and gait symmetry were significantly improved in the GM + TA condition compared to the TA only and Non-FES conditions. These findings suggest that walking with FES of the gluteus medius in the stance phase and tibialis anterior in the swing phase can improve the spatiotemporal parameters of gait in individuals with hemiparetic stroke.
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- 2012
24. Test–retest reliability of three dimensional gait analysis: Including a novel approach to visualising agreement of gait cycle waveforms with Bland and Altman plots.
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Meldrum, Dara, Shouldice, Ciara, Conroy, Ronan, Jones, Kim, and Forward, Malcolm
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GAIT in humans , *POSTURE , *TEST reliability , *WAVE analysis , *MEASUREMENT errors , *KINEMATICS - Abstract
Highlights: [•] Bland and Altman plots of gait waveforms are useful to visualise measurement error. [•] Intra-rater reliability of kinetic and kinematic parameters is variable across planes. [•] Temporal–spatial parameters of gait are highly reproducible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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25. Therapeutic effect of functional electrical stimulation-triggered gait training corresponding gait cycle for stroke
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Chung, Yijung, primary, Kim, Jung-Hyun, additional, Cha, Yuri, additional, and Hwang, Sujin, additional
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- 2014
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26. A single gait cycle as measured by four current protocols
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Ferrari, Alberto, Pavan, Esteban, Benedetti, Maria Grazia, Bettinelli, Dario, Frigo, Carlo, and Leardini, Alberto
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- 2006
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27. Full skeleton mean gait cycle description in normal population by means of integrated multifactorial approach
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D’Amico, M., primary, D’Amico, G., additional, Roncoletta, P., additional, Paniccia, M., additional, and Vallasciani, M., additional
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- 2008
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28. 12.7 Modulation of the gait cycle using focal transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Gueguen, N., primary, Hanna, B., additional, Rank, M.M., additional, Marquis, A., additional, and Ladouceur, M., additional
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- 2005
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29. The 3-dimensional kinematics of the walking gait cycle of children aged between 10 and 24 months: cross sectional and repeated measures
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Grimshaw, Paul N, primary, Marques-Bruna, Pascual, additional, Salo, Aki, additional, and Messenger, Neil, additional
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- 1998
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30. How long does it take to establish a repeatable gait cycle? Neill Thompson, Richard Baker Greenpark Healthcare Trust, Belfast
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31. Comparison of kinematic similarity index during gait between adults with and without nonspecific chronic neck pain
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Dongchul C. Lee and Paul S. Sung
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neck Pain ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,Walking ,Kinematics ,Gait cycle ,Standard deviation ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Chronic neck pain ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,Similarity (network science) ,Humans ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Force platform ,Chronic Pain ,Cadence ,business ,Gait ,human activities - Abstract
Background Individuals with nonspecific chronic neck pain (NP) walk with a stiffer spine. However, there is a lack of understanding on kinematic similarities on the limbs during gait between individuals with and without NP. Research question Are there differences in gait parameters and the kinematic similarity index (SI) between individuals with and without NP? Methods Eighteen individuals with NP and 17 controls participated in this study. A three-dimensional motion capture system and two force plates were utilized to measure kinematic changes of the upper and lower limbs during gait. The gait parameters included cadence, speed, stride length, and step width. The SI calculations were compared based on the response vectors from the NP group and the prototype response vectors from the control participants. The SI values at 5% intervals of the entire gait cycle were compared between groups. Results Although the gait parameters were not significantly different between groups, the SI values of the control group were significantly higher than the NP group during gait (0.98 ± 0.02 vs. 0.95 ± 0.03), especially at the midstance (10–30 %) and swing (80–90 %) phases. Also, the standard deviation of the SI decreased in the control group when compared to the NP group (0.02 ± 0.01 vs. 0.04 ± 0.02). Significance The SI was a useful measure to differentiate similarities between groups in the gait cycle at specific phases. These results indicated that the NP group demonstrated a greater variation of walking patterns during the midstance and swing phases and displayed altered compensatory gait. Clinicians need to consider the similarities of the kinematic changes for the NP group to aid in detection of limb motion differences and the resulting gait dysfunction.
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- 2022
32. Changes in 6DOF knee kinematics during gait with decreasing gait speed
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Lingchuang Kong, Tao Yang, Wenhan Huang, Yu Zhang, Limin Ma, Xiaolong Zeng, and Yijian Chen
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Knee Joint ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Biophysics ,Knee kinematics ,Kinematics ,Gait cycle ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Walking Speed ,Gait speed ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,Gait analysis ,Humans ,Medicine ,Female ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Range of Motion, Articular ,business ,Gait ,human activities - Abstract
Gait speed is recognized to correlate to knee kinematic alterations. Clinically, patients with knee diseases tend to walk slowly compared to healthy controls. Hence, gait speed may serve as a confounding factor in the kinematic characteristics of patients during gait compared to healthy controls.Whether and how gait speed affects six degrees of freedom (6DOF) knee kinematics remains unclear. The current study was designed to explore whether and how decreased gait speeds affect 6DOF knee kinematics.Thirty subjects (15 males and 15 females) were recruited for this study. A three-dimensional gait analysis system was used to assess the 6DOF knee kinematics of subjects at gait speeds of 4.0 km/h, 3.5 km/h, 3.0 km/h, 2.5 km/h, 2.0 km/h, 1.5 km/h, and 1.0 km/h. Kinematics of gait cycle (GC) were assessed at all gait speed levels.Decreased adduction angle (0.5-3.2 °, p0.05), increased external rotation (0.6-3.3 °, p0.05) and decreased flexion angle (1.5-17.4 °, p0.05) were found during most GC as gait speed level decreased. Greater anterior tibial translation (0.9-2.6 mm, p0.05), greater proximal translation (0.4-2.4 mm, p0.05) and decreased lateral tibial translation (0.5-3.0 mm, p0.05) were found during most GC as gait speed level decreased. Gender was also found to have great effects on 6DOF knee kinematics (p0.05). Interactions between gender and gait speed were also found (p0.05).Our findings suggest that additional attention should be paid when dealing with kinematic comparisons of GC between controls and patients with significantly different gait speeds or genders than controls. Kinematic alterations induced by gait speed may raise concern for patients with knee diseases who struggle to walk faster than their normal speed. This may enhance our knowledge of the relationship between gait speed and 6DOF knee kinematics.
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33. Coordination between motor and cognitive tasks in dual task gait
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Rhiannon L. Cowan, Matyas Varga, James G. Wrightson, Lisa Schäfer, and Nicholas J. Smeeton
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Elementary cognitive task ,Movement disorders ,Adolescent ,Biophysics ,Task (project management) ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cognition ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,medicine ,Humans ,Attention ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Treadmill ,Gait ,Rehabilitation ,Multitasking Behavior ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,DUAL (cognitive architecture) ,Gait cycle ,Healthy Volunteers ,Exercise Test ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,human activities ,Psychomotor Performance ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background Dual Task (DT) paradigms are frequently used by researchers and clinicians to examine the integrity of motor processes in many movement disorders. However, the mechanism of this interaction is not fully understood. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the within-stride interactions between cognitive and motor processes during dual task gait (DT). Research question Do healthy young adults coordinate gait with secondary task processing? If so, is cognitive task processing capability associated with the coordination observed? Methods Nineteen healthy young adults walked for two minutes on a motorized treadmill whilst counting backwards in sevens from three-digit numbers. The coordination of calculation verbalizations with gait parameters were assessed across six phases of the gait cycle. Mid verbalization time points (VERMid) were used as points of high cognitive processing of the dual task and compared with the end of the verbalizations (VEREnd) as points of low cognitive processing. Results VERMid and VEREnd did not systematically occur in any phase of the gait cycle. However, 10/19 and 9/19 participants showed non-random distributions of verbalizations for VERMid and VEREnd time points respectively (p Significance It was found that cognitive processing is coordinated with gait phases in some but not all healthy young adults during DT gait. When demands on cognitive processes are high, healthy young adults coordinate cognitive processing with phases of gait. Analysis of within-stride coordination may be of use for studying clinical conditions where gait and attentional cognition performance breaks down.
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34. Agreement and consistency of five different clinical gait analysis systems in the assessment of spatiotemporal gait parameters
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Oliver Vogel, Julian Rudisch, Lutz Vogt, Thomas Jöllenbeck, Bettina Wollesen, Thomas Cordes, and Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier
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Male ,Intraclass correlation ,Computer science ,Biophysics ,Wearable Electronic Devices ,03 medical and health sciences ,Spatio-Temporal Analysis ,0302 clinical medicine ,Gait (human) ,Inertial measurement unit ,Consistency (statistics) ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Aged ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Reproducibility of Results ,Pattern recognition ,030229 sport sciences ,Toes ,Gait cycle ,Pressure sensor ,Walking Speed ,Gait analysis ,Female ,Heel ,Independent Living ,Artificial intelligence ,Gait Analysis ,business ,Cadence ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background Measuring gait function has become an essential tool in the assessment of mobility in aging populations for both, clinicians and researchers. A variety of systems exist that assess gait parameters such as gait cycle time, gait speed or duration of relative gait phases. Due to different measurement principles such as inertial or pressure sensors, accurate detection of spatiotemporal events may vary between systems. Research question To compare the absolute agreement and consistency in spatiotemporal gait parameters among five different clinical gait analysis systems using different sensor technologies. Methods We compared two devices using inertial sensors (GaitUp & Mobility Lab), two devices using pressure sensor systems (GAITRite & Zebris) as well as one optical system (OptoGait). Twelve older adults walked at self-selected speed through a walkway integrating all of the above systems. Basic spatiotemporal parameters (gait cycle time, cadence, gait speed and stride length) as well as measures of relative phase (stance phase, swing phase, double stance phase, single limb support) were extracted from all systems. We used Intraclass Correlation Coefficients as measures of agreement and consistency. Results High agreement and consistency between all systems was found for basic spatiotemporal parameters, whereas parameters of relative phase showed poorer agreement and consistency. Overground measurement (GAITRite & OptoGait) showed generally higher agreement with each other as compared to inertial sensor-based systems. Significance Our results indicate that accurate detection of both, the heel-strike and toe-off event are crucial for reliable results. Systematic errors in the detection of one or both events may only have a small impact on basic spatiotemporal outcomes as errors remain consistent from step to step. Relative phase parameters on the other hand may be affected to a much larger extent as these differences lead to a systematic increase or reduction of relative phase durations.
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35. Comparison of kinematic similarity index during gait between adults with and without nonspecific chronic neck pain.
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Lee, Dongchul and Sung, Paul S.
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Background: Individuals with nonspecific chronic neck pain (NP) walk with a stiffer spine. However, there is a lack of understanding on kinematic similarities on the limbs during gait between individuals with and without NP.Research Question: Are there differences in gait parameters and the kinematic similarity index (SI) between individuals with and without NP?Methods: Eighteen individuals with NP and 17 controls participated in this study. A three-dimensional motion capture system and two force plates were utilized to measure kinematic changes of the upper and lower limbs during gait. The gait parameters included cadence, speed, stride length, and step width. The SI calculations were compared based on the response vectors from the NP group and the prototype response vectors from the control participants. The SI values at 5% intervals of the entire gait cycle were compared between groups.Results: Although the gait parameters were not significantly different between groups, the SI values of the control group were significantly higher than the NP group during gait (0.98 ± 0.02 vs. 0.95 ± 0.03), especially at the midstance (10-30 %) and swing (80-90 %) phases. Also, the standard deviation of the SI decreased in the control group when compared to the NP group (0.02 ± 0.01 vs. 0.04 ± 0.02).Significance: The SI was a useful measure to differentiate similarities between groups in the gait cycle at specific phases. These results indicated that the NP group demonstrated a greater variation of walking patterns during the midstance and swing phases and displayed altered compensatory gait. Clinicians need to consider the similarities of the kinematic changes for the NP group to aid in detection of limb motion differences and the resulting gait dysfunction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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36. Midstance hamstring length is a better indicator for hamstring lengthening procedures than initial contact length
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Sam Augsburger, Henry J. Iwinski, and Hank White
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Biophysics ,Hamstring Muscles ,Contact phase ,Lengthening procedures ,Tendons ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,medicine ,Humans ,Knee ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Child ,Gait ,Gait Disorders, Neurologic ,Retrospective Studies ,Crouch gait ,business.industry ,Cerebral Palsy ,Rehabilitation ,030229 sport sciences ,Gait cycle ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Tenotomy ,Child, Preschool ,Gait analysis ,Female ,Gait Analysis ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Hamstring ,Hamstring lengthening - Abstract
Background Children with static encephalopathy often walk with excessive knee and hip flexion throughout the gait cycle. This crouch gait pattern can be debilitating. These children may undergo hamstring-lengthening procedures to correct this crouch gait. Some improve, while others remain in crouch gait or go into knee hyperextension postoperatively, which can ultimately be debilitating. Research question Hamstring muscle-tendon length models are frequently used as indicators when making recommendations for or against hamstring lengthening procedures. According to the literature, most clinicians use the length of the hamstring complex at the initial contact phase of the gait cycle as the primary deciding factor. We hypothesize that the length of this muscle-tendon complex at the midstance phase of the gait cycle is a more stringent criteria for lengthening procedures. Methods A simplified hamstring length model was applied retrospectively to the pre and postoperative three dimensional gait analysis kinematics of 152 subjects to assess preoperative surgical indications and postoperative outcomes. Results Of the limbs with short hamstrings at initial contact preoperatively, 15% went into knee hyperextension following hamstring lengthening procedures. Cases of hyperextension were even higher (19%) if the hamstrings were also normal to long at midstance. If the hamstrings were short at midstance, only 6 % went into hyperextension. Increasing the criteria to short hamstrings at initial contact and midstance reduced the number of limbs with hyperextension to 0%. Significance It appears that the length of the hamstrings at midstance is an additional predictor of the risk of post-op knee hyperextension from hamstring lengthening procedures, than utilizing the length at initial contact alone. Even though short hamstrings at midstance may be an additional predictor of positive outcomes, it also results in a more conservative approach to surgery by excluding almost half of the patients with short hamstrings at initial contact only, but who may benefit from surgery.
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37. Crossover effect of knee and ankle joint training on knee mechanics after ACL reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial.
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Ashour, Ahmed Atteya, Elhafez, Salam Mohamed, ElMeligie, Mohamed Magdy, and Hanafy, Abeer Farag
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CROSSOVERS (Highway engineering) , *KNEE joint , *ANKLE joint , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *PHYSICAL fitness - Abstract
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rehabilitation is a common intervention after ACL reconstruction. Since different types of exercise can influence muscle and kinematic parameters in diverse ways, the training order between the knee and ankle joints may also change gait parameters. This study aimed to investigate whether the training sequence of the knee and ankle joints (knee followed by ankle training or vice-versa) in an ACL reconstruction (ACLR) rehabilitation program has any effects on knee extension and flexion torques. Forty-two men (aged 20–30 years) with ACLR participated in this study. They were randomly allocated to receive one of two interventions: (A) knee joint training followed by ankle training or (B) ankle joint training followed by knee training. After five weeks (four weeks of intervention and one-week washout), participants crossed from one group to another for an additional four weeks. Knee extension and flexion torques were assessed during the stance phase of the gait cycle before and after the intervention program. Two-way Mixed-design MANOVA showed that knee extension torque improved significantly in both groups after training (p = 0.001, Cohen's D = 0.65), while the knee flexion torque increased significantly only in group B (p= 0.001, Cohen's D = 0.97). When comparing both groups, patients of group B presented significant improvements in the post-training mean values of all tested variables compared with group A. Starting a post-ACLR rehabilitation program with ankle training followed by knee training is better to improve knee flexion and extension torques during the stance phase of the gait cycle than starting the program by training the knee first, followed by the ankle. Future studies using a mixed-gender sample and different types of ACLR operations are necessary to examine whether similar improvements will happen as well as to test their effects on many sports activities. • Knee torques improves after ankle joint training in ACL. • Exercising ankle joint first then knee joint is better in ACLR. • Ankle joint training improves gait after ACLR. • Athletes get better recovery after ankle training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Gait signatures of endurance runners with low back pain: A case controlled cross sectional study.
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Drozda, David, Thompson, Zane, Vincent, Kevin R., Nixon, Ryan M., Bolling, Jamie, and Vincent, Heather K.
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GAIT disorders , *LUMBAR pain , *CENTER of mass , *KNEE joint , *RUNNING - Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is an understudied condition among runners, and it is unclear what biomechanical features could be targeted for gait retraining to mitigate pain. How do running biomechanics differ between healthy individuals and those with running-related LBP? This was a case-controlled, comparative study design of community runners: running-related LBP (n=52) and healthy controls (n=52). All runners completed running history forms and performed a 3-dimensional gait analysis. Kinematic data were collected using a motion capture system and normalized to a gait cycle, while participants ran on a level grade at self-selected speed on an instrumented treadmill. Current running volume, temporal-spatial, kinetic and kinematic features were compared between groups. The LBP group had 39.5 % lower weekly distance and 15.4 % fewer were currently training for a race (all p<.05). Runners with LBP demonstrated lower cadence (166±10 step/min vs. 171±9 step/min; p=.05), greater center of gravity lateral displacement (1.4±0.5 cm vs. 1.2 ±.3 cm; p=.044) and greater stride width variability (1.3±0.4 cm versus 1.0 ± 0.04 cm; p=.008). Runners with LBP had a greater Vertical Average Loading Rate ([VALR] 67.7±22.2 bodyweights [BW]/s vs. 62.2±21.5 BW/s; p=.022), and higher joint moments (N*m/(kg*m)) at the knee in the sagittal plane (2.13±0.50 vs. 1.87±0.56; p <.001), frontal plane (1.44±0.39 vs. 1.29±0.29; p=.013), and at the hip in the frontal plane (2.04±0.51 vs. 1.84±0.41; p=.024). No differences were found between groups in the pelvis, hip, knee, and ankle joint excursions in any plane of motion during a typical gait cycle. These collective motion signature may reflect challenges with control of motion and VALR in the presence of back pain. Cadence training to increase step rate, coupled with core/hip muscle activation, may be an important strategy to reduce motion variability, impact loading rate and pain symptoms while running. • LBP is associated with higher impact loading rates during running. • Cadence and variability of center of mass motion may relate to LBP in runners. • Retraining for LBP may target cadence, impact dampening and core muscle activation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Gender differences in the knee joint loadings during gait
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Justyna Skubich, Szczepan Piszczatowski, and Paulina Obrębska
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Adult ,Male ,musculoskeletal diseases ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Knee Joint ,Movement ,Biophysics ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sex Factors ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Gait (human) ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Force platform ,Ground reaction force ,Gait ,Sex Characteristics ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Biomechanics ,030229 sport sciences ,Gait cycle ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Time and Motion Studies ,Moment (physics) ,Female ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Resultant force - Abstract
Background The differences in anatomical structure between men and women are widely known. Unfortunately, the influence of gender on the biomechanics of a healthy knee joint during gait is still poorly understood. Research question The aim of the presented study was to determine loads acting in the knee joint during gait, based on the observation of a large group of healthy young adults, in particular to determine the influence of gender on values of forces and moments and their time characteristics during gait cycle. Methods Time-spatial gait parameters and ground reaction force were registered for 86 persons (43 females and 43 males) using a motion capture system and force plates. The numerical simulation with the AnyBody system was used to estimate loadings acting in the knee joint. Differences between women and men were tested using the unpaired Student's t-test with a Bonferroni correction. Results The maximum values of loadings acting in the knee joint were: 411.1 %BW (body weight) for resultant force, 390.6 %BW for proximo-distal force, 110.8 %BW for antero-posterior force, 77.0 %BW for medio-lateral force, 2.63 %BWh (body weight times height) for flexion/extension moment, 0.97 %BWh for internal/external rotation moment and 5.7 %BWh for abduction/adduction moment. In general, the normalised forces were greater in the male group, while the normalised external moments acting on the knee were greater in the female group. Local extrema of forces during the stance phase were observed earlier for women. Significance Knowledge about gender differences in loadings acting in the knee joint can be of great importance in the case of detecting the early stages of gait abnormalities and treatment planning.
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40. A systematic review of approaches to modelling lower limb muscle forces during gait: Applicability to clinical gait analyses
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Richard Baker, Kristen Hollands, Ursula Trinler, and Richard Jones
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Computer science ,0206 medical engineering ,Biophysics ,Walking ,02 engineering and technology ,Models, Biological ,Lower limb ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Lower limb muscle ,Gait (human) ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Gait ,Muscle force ,Rehabilitation ,Gait cycle ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Biomechanical Phenomena ,Clinical Practice ,Lower Extremity ,Gait analysis ,Healthy individuals ,Algorithms ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Computational methods to estimate muscle forces during walking are becoming more common in biomechanical research but not yet in clinical gait analysis. This systematic review aims to identify the current state-of-the-art, examine the differences between approaches, and consider applicability of the current approaches in clinical gait analysis.\ud A systematic database search identified studies including estimated muscle force profiles of the lower limb during healthy walking. These were rated for quality and the muscle force profiles digitised for comparison.\ud From 13.449 identified studies, 22 were finally included which used four modelling approaches: static optimisation, enhanced static optimisation, forward dynamics and EMG-driven. These used a range of different musculoskeletal models, muscle-tendon characteristics and cost functions. There is visually broad agreement between and within approaches about when muscles are active throughout the gait cycle. There remain considerable differences (CV 7% to 151%, range of timing of peak forces in gait cycle 1% to 31%) in patterns and magnitudes of force between and within modelling approaches.\ud The main source of this variability is not clear. Different musculoskeletal models, experimental protocols, and modelling approaches will clearly have an effect as will the variability of joint kinetics between healthy individuals. Limited validation of modelling approaches, particularly at the level of individual participants, makes it difficult to conclude if any of the approaches give consistently better estimates than others.\ud While muscle force modelling has clear potential to enhance clinical gait analyses future research is needed to improve validation, accuracy and feasibility of implementation in clinical practice.
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41. Spatiotemporal gait characteristic changes with gait training using the hybrid assistive limb for chronic stroke patients
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Toru Nishikawa, Ryosuke Ikeguchi, Takayuki Kikuchi, Hiroki Tanaka, Takuya Hosoe, Manabu Nankaku, Shuichi Matsuda, Hiroki Mori, Yasushi Takagi, Susumu Miyamoto, Hidehisa Nishi, and Honami Yonezawa
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biophysics ,Gait cycle ,Gait speed ,03 medical and health sciences ,Young Adult ,0302 clinical medicine ,Gait (human) ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Spatio-Temporal Analysis ,Gait training ,Medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,The hybrid assistive limb ,Chronic stroke ,Gait ,Aged ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Stroke Rehabilitation ,Extremities ,Robotics rehabilitation ,030229 sport sciences ,Robotics ,Middle Aged ,University hospital ,Exercise Therapy ,Walking Speed ,Stroke ,Chronic Disease ,Observational study ,Female ,business ,Cadence ,human activities ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background: Robotic rehabilitation has been attracting attention as a means to carry out "intensive", "repetitive", "task-specific", gait training. The newly developed robotic device, the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL), is thought to have the possibility of having an excellent effect on gait speed improvement over the conventional automatic programed assist robot. The purpose of this study was to investigate the spatiotemporal characteristics related to gait speed improvement using the HAL in chronic stroke patients. Research question: To investigate the effects of robotic gait training on gait speed and gait parameters. Methods: An observational study with an intervention for single group was used. Intervention was conducted in University Hospital. Eleven chronic stroke patients were enrolled in this study. The patients performed 8 gait training sessions using the HAL, 2–5 sessions/week for 3 weeks. Gait speed, stride length, cadence, time of gait cycle (double-limb stance phases and single-limb stance phases) and time asymmetry index were measured before and after intervention. Results: After intervention, gait speed, stride length, and cadence were significantly improved (Effect size = 0.39, 0.29, and 0.29), the affected initial double-limb stance phase was significantly shortened (from 15.8 ± 3.46%–13.3 ± 4.20%, p = .01), and the affected single-limb stance phase was significantly lengthened (from 21.8±7.02%–24.5±7.95%, p
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42. The immediate efficacy of the spinomed orthosis and biofeedback posture orthosis on balance and gait in older people with thoracic hyperkyphosis.
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Eldemir, Kader, Eldemir, Sefa, Ozkul, Cagla, and Guclu-Gunduz, Arzu
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Increased kyphosis is a common condition among older people that may, directly or indirectly, be a risk factor for poor balance and gait. Spinomed and Biofeedback Posture Trainer (BPT) orthoses is an effective treatment approach for hyperkyphosis. This study aimed to compare the immediate effects of the Spinomed and BPT orthoses on balance and gait in the older population. A total of 52 volunteer older people with hyperkyphosis (kyphosis angle>40°) participated in this study and were randomly allocated into two groups, to either the Spinomed orthosis (n = 26, mean age = 65.50 ± 5.50) or the BPT (n = 26, mean age = 65.38 ± 5.69) orthosis. All participants were asked to wear the orthoses for 1.5 h to get used to them. Balance parameters, which are Postural Stability Test (PST), Limits of Stability (LOS), and Clinical Test of Sensory Integration for Balance (m-CTSIB) were assessed using the Biodex Balance System, while walking parameters were assessed using the G-Walk with and without orthosis. The Spinomed had a positive effect on balance parameters (p < 0.05) except for the closed eyes firm surface and the opened eyes foam surface conditions of the m-CTSIB (p > 0.05). BPT had a significant impact on the PST score, LOS, and the closed eyes firm surface condition of the m-CTSIB (p < 0.001). Spinomed had a significant effect on cadence, speed, gait cycle duration, elaborated steps, and symmetry index of pelvic angles (p < 0.05), while the BPT had a significant effect only on step length and rotation symmetry index. No significant difference was detected between the two types of orthoses in the balance and gait parameters (p > 0.05). Spinomed and BPT were both effective in improving balance performance, with similar improvements demonstrated by both orthoses. Additionally, Spinomed may provide significant improvements in cadence, speed, gait cycle duration, elaborated steps, and all symmetry indexes of pelvic angles in the short term. • Hyperkyphosis may cause balance and gait impairment in older people. • Spinomed and BPT increase balance performance in older with thoracic hyperkyphosis. • Spinomed orthosis provide improvements in most gait parameters in the short term. • No significant difference between the orthoses in balance and gait performances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Age-related differences in gait kinematics across the gait cycle in healthy individuals.
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44. Validation of a kinematic model to determine centre of mass during the gait cycle.
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GAIT in humans , *HUMAN kinematics , *QUADRIPLEGIA , *CENTER of mass , *FOOTWEAR - Published
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45. Relationship between gait efficiency and kinematics at different moments of gait cycle.
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GAIT in humans , *HUMAN kinematics , *MOTOR ability , *CALORIC expenditure , *POSTURE - Published
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46. Changing the length vector between sacrum and the hip joint center during a gait cycle.
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HIP joint abnormalities , *SACRUM diseases , *GAIT in humans , *SKIN diseases , *HUMAN abnormalities - Published
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47. The effect of simulated leg length discrepancy on lower limb biomechanics during gait
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Eli Carmeli and Sam Khamis
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Biophysics ,Walking ,Kinematics ,Lower limb ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Range of Motion, Articular ,Gait ,Mathematics ,Analysis of Variance ,030222 orthopedics ,Lift (data mining) ,Stance phase ,Lower limb kinematics ,Rehabilitation ,Leg length ,Biomechanics ,Gait cycle ,Leg Length Inequality ,Shoes ,Lower Extremity ,Female ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Understanding the effects of leg length discrepancy (LLD) on the biomechanics of gait and determining as to what extent of LLD alters gait is essential. A total of 91 biomechanical data were assessed from 14 lower limbs of healthy individuals walking under random conditions: shod only and with a 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 mm sole lift. Lower limb kinematics and dynamic leg length (DLL) were measured by a motion capture system. Hotelling's T-Square test was used to evaluate the differences in DLLs throughout the gait cycle in conjunction with differences between the sides based on the maximal stance phase and minimal swing phase DLLs. Kinematics were compared using the one-way blocked analysis of variance and Post-hoc analysis by the paired t-test. Significant dynamic shortening of the longer limb, mainly during the swing phase, and significant change in maximal stance and minimal swing phase DLL relationship started at a 10 mm lift condition (p 0.05). Thirteen kinematic variables produced a significant angular main effect (p 0.05), with a more flexed position of the longer limb and extended shorter limb beginning at a 5 mm lift. An increase in hip abduction and external foot rotation during the swing phase was also found. This study demonstrates that simulated LLD, as low as 5 mm, causes biomechanical changes in the lower limbs during gait revealed in both kinematics and dynamic leg length, suggesting that LLD, as small as 5-10 mm, should not be ignored.
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48. Surface-EMG analysis for the quantification of thigh muscle dynamic co-contractions during normal gait
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Sandro Fioretti, Valentina Agostini, Alessandro Mengarelli, Francesco Di Nardo, Annachiara Strazza, Laura Burattini, and Marco Knaflitz
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hamstring muscles ,Biophysics ,Hamstring Muscles ,Walking ,Research purpose ,Quadriceps Muscle ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,EMG ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Reference Values ,vastus lateralis ,Humans ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Gait ,Co-contraction ,gait analysis ,statistical gait analysis ,rectus femoris ,medial hamstrings ,Electromyography ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Thigh muscle ,Healthy subjects ,Reproducibility of Results ,030229 sport sciences ,Anatomy ,Gait cycle ,Intensity (physics) ,Normal gait ,Thigh ,Gait analysis ,Female ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Muscle Contraction - Abstract
The research purpose was to quantify the co-contraction patterns of quadriceps femoris (QF) vs. hamstring muscles during free walking, in terms of onset-offset muscular activation, excitation intensity, and occurrence frequency. Statistical gait analysis was performed on surface-EMG signals from vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF), and medial hamstrings (MH), in 16315 strides walked by 30 healthy young adults. Results showed full superimpositions of MH with both VL and RF activity from terminal swing, 80 to 100% of gait cycle (GC), to the successive loading response (≈0–15% of GC), in around 90% of the considered strides. A further superimposition was detected during the push-off phase both between VL and MH activation intervals (38.6 ± 12.8% to 44.1 ± 9.6% of GC) in 21.9 ± 13.6% of strides, and between RF and MH activation intervals (45.9 ± 5.3% to 50.7 ± 9.7 of GC) in 32.7 ± 15.1% of strides. These findings led to identify three different co-contractions among QF and hamstring muscles during able-bodied walking: in early stance (in ≈90% of strides), in push-off (in 25–30% of strides) and in terminal swing (in ≈90% of strides). The co-contraction in terminal swing is the one with the highest levels of muscle excitation intensity. To our knowledge, this analysis represents the first attempt for quantification of QF/hamstring muscles co-contraction in young healthy subjects during normal gait, able to include the physiological variability of the phenomenon.
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49. Asymmetry in gait pattern following tibial shaft fractures – a prospective one-year follow-up study of 49 patients
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Uffe Læssøe, Thomas Graven-Nielsen, Christian Berre Eriksen, Sten Rasmussen, Rasmus Elsoe, and Peter Stein Larsen
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,One year follow up ,Biophysics ,law.invention ,Cohort Studies ,Intramedullary rod ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Reference population ,Prospective Studies ,Prospective cohort study ,Gait ,Aged ,030222 orthopedics ,business.industry ,Rehabilitation ,Middle Aged ,Gait cycle ,Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary ,Tibial Fractures ,Treatment Outcome ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Gait pattern ,Cadence ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Despite the high number of studies evaluating the outcomes following tibial shaft fractures, the literature lacks studies including objective assessment of patients' recovery regarding gait pattern. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether gait patterns at 6 and 12 months post-operatively following intramedullary nailing of a tibial shaft fracture are different compared with a healthy reference population.The study design was a prospective cohort study. The primary outcome measurement was the gait patterns at 6 and 12 months post-operatively measured with a 6-metre-long pressure-sensitive mat. The mat registers footprints and present gait speed, cadence as well as temporal and spatial parameters of the gait cycle. Gait patterns were compared to a healthy reference population.49 patients were included with a mean age of 43.1 years (18-79 years). Forty-three patients completed the 12-month follow-up (88%). Gait speed and cadence were significantly increased between the 6- and 12-month follow-up (P0.001). At 6-month follow-up, patients showed considerable asymmetry in the injured leg compared with the non-injured leg: single-support time 12.8% shorter, swing-time 12.8% longer, step-length 11.9% shorter, and rotation of the foot increased by 32.3%. At the 12-month follow-up, gait asymmetry become almost normalized compared to a healthy reference group.In patients treated by intramedullary nailing following a tibial shaft fracture, gait asymmetry accompanied with slower speed and cadence are common during the first 6 months and become normalized compared with a healthy reference population between 6 and 12 months post-operatively.
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50. Spatiotemporal gait characteristics across the adult lifespan: Reference values from a healthy population – Analysis of the COmPLETE cohort study.
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Rössler, Roland, Wagner, Jonathan, Knaier, Raphael, Rommers, Nikki, Kressig, Reto W., Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno, and Hinrichs, Timo
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Gait changes with aging have been investigated, but few studies have examined a wide range of gait parameters across the adult lifespan. This study aimed to investigate gait differences across age groups stratified by sex. This cross-sectional study included 629 healthy, normal-weight (i.e., BMI < 30 kg/m2) participants from Switzerland of the COmPLETE cohort study, aged 20 to over 90 years. Gait metrics were assessed using an inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based gait analysis system, including speed, cycle duration variability, asymmetry, stride length, cycle duration, cadence, double support, stance (time foot is on the ground during a gait cycle), swing (time foot is in the air during a gait cycle), loading (early part of the stance phase), foot-flat (mid-stance phase when foot is flat), and pushing (late stance phase leading to toe-off) phases. Percentile curves were calculated using generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape. Gait data from 545 participants (273 men and 272 women) were analyzed. Participants were equally distributed across the seven age decades, with an average of 40 men and 40 women representing every decade. Both men and women showed a reduction in gait speed and stride length, and an increase in cycle duration variability and asymmetry with aging. Gait speed and stride length declined across the age groups, with a significant difference found in participants aged 80 to 91 compared to younger age groups. Age-related changes in gait parameters were seen in both men and women. These may be attributed to the typical decline in muscle strength, balance, coordination, and neuromuscular function. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of gait changes throughout the lifespan and can be used for comparison with other populations and as reference values for individual patients. • First paper providing norm values for gait parameters in a European population. • Large sample of healthy adults across the life span (20 to over 90 years of age). • Comprehensive overview of gait parameters across age groups, stratified by sex. • Both men and women displayed lower gait speed and stride length with age. • Gait variability and asymmetry was higher from around 60 years of age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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