Quantitative Analysis of Upper Limbs during Gait: A Marker Set Protocol
| Autor: | Reinald Brunner, Manuela Galli, Marcello Crivellini, Giorgio Albertini, Veronica Cimolin, Jacqueline Romkes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Computer science 0206 medical engineering Elbow Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Bioengineering 02 engineering and technology Kinematics Cohort Studies Biomaterials Young Adult Gait (human) Physical medicine and rehabilitation Fiducial Markers medicine Humans Force platform Gait Analysis of Variance Anthropometry Biomechanics General Medicine 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 020601 biomedical engineering Sagittal plane Biomechanical Phenomena medicine.anatomical_structure Gait analysis Upper limb Female 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials. 10:49-55 |
| ISSN: | 2280-8000 |
| DOI: | 10.5301/jabfm.2012.9277 |
| Popis: | Purpose The main aim of the present study is to develop a marker set for simultaneously assessing upper and lower limb biomechanics during gait. Methods 24 healthy young subjects (mean age: 23.80 years) were assessed quantitatively using an optoelectronic system, two force platform and a video system. Passive markers were positioned according to the proposed marker set which enables acquiring the upper and lower limb movement simultaneously during Gait Analysis. In addition to the traditional parameters obtained from Gait Analysis, the shoulder and elbow angles were computed from markers coordinates of upper limbs; then, some significant parameters were identified and calculated. From shoulder and elbow position, angles, angular velocities, angular acceleration, moments, and powers were calculated for shoulder and elbow joints. Results Kinematic and kinetic data were obtained in the three planes (sagittal, frontal, and transversal) for the shoulder and in the sagittal plane for the elbow. Normative ranges were obtained for these parameters from data of healthy participants. Conclusions The proposed experimental set-up enables simultaneous assessment of upper and lower limb movement during gait. Thus, no further trials are required in addition to those acquired during standard gait analysis in order to assess upper limb motion, which also makes the experimental set-up feasible for clinical applications. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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