Accuracy and reliability of a low-cost methodology to assess 3D body posture based on commercial cameras and Excel templates

Autor: José M. Chicano-Gutiérrez, Gabriel Delgado-García, Víctor M. Soto-Hermoso, Jos Vanrenterghem, Laura Rodríguez Gallego, Clarisa Mildenberger
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Measurement. 173:108638
ISSN: 0263-2241
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2020.108638
Popis: Analysing posture in 3D generally requires expensive equipment and complex software, not accessible to most healthcare centres. The aim was to evaluate a 3D postural analysis methodology based on commercial cameras, a portable calibration device and Excel, a popular spreadsheet software. The accuracy and reliability of the methodology were studied using a 3D optical motion capture system with submillimetre accuracy as reference. 99 length and 99 angular anthropometrics parameters of 9 subjects were measured and Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient (Lin’s CCC), magnitudes of errors and Bland Altman graphs were computed. The measurement errors were of approximately 2 mm and of 1–2 deg, and the methodology was reliable (Lin’s CCCs above 0.99). The suggested low-cost methodology could be used for applied 3D postural studies, analysing asymmetries, postural alterations or population-based anthropometric parameters, where usually submillimetre accuracy is not required and therefore can be useful for medical centres with a limited budget.
Databáze: OpenAIRE