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Postural transitions detection and characterization in healthy and patient populations using a single waist sensor

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2020
Background Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions are frequent daily functional tasks indicative of muscle power and balance performance. Monitoring these postural transitions with inertial sensors provides an objective tool to assess mobility in both
Arash Atrsaei, Farzin Dadashi, Clint Hansen, Elke Warmerdam, Benoît Mariani, Walter Maetzler, Kamiar Aminian   +6 more
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Gait speed in clinical and daily living assessments in Parkinson’s disease patients: performance versus capacity

npj Parkinson's Disease, 2021
Gait speed often referred as the sixth vital sign is the most powerful biomarker of mobility. While a clinical setting allows the estimation of gait speed under controlled conditions that present functional capacity, gait speed in real-life conditions ...
Arash Atrsaei, Marta Francisca Corrà, Farzin Dadashi, Nuno Vila-Chã, Luis Maia, Benoit Mariani, Walter Maetzler, Kamiar Aminian   +7 more
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Postoperative Immobilization After Hip Reconstruction in Cerebral Palsy: No Difference Between Hip Spica and Abduction Pillow

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
PurposeThis study aims to compare radiographic outcomes and complication rates of immobilization with an abduction pillow to spica casting for postoperative care after a hip reconstruction with varus derotational proximal femur osteotomy (VDRO) with or ...
Alexander L. Vasconcellos, Alex S. Tagawa, Jason T. Rhodes, Jason T. Rhodes, Lori J. Silveira, Austin A. Skinner, David B. Frumberg   +6 more
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Feasibility of designing, manufacturing and delivering 3D printed ankle-foot orthoses: a systematic review

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2019
Background Ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) are prescribed to manage difficulty walking due to foot drop, bony foot deformities and poor balance. Traditional AFOs are handmade using thermoplastic vacuum forming which provides limited design options, is labour ...
Elizabeth Wojciechowski, Angela Y. Chang, Daniel Balassone, Jacqueline Ford, Tegan L. Cheng, David Little, Manoj P. Menezes, Sean Hogan, Joshua Burns   +8 more
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Extraction of bodily features for gait recognition and gait attractiveness evaluation [PDF]

, 2014
This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11042-012-1319-2. Copyright @ 2012 Springer.Although there has been much previous research on which bodily features are most ...
Kang, J, Hong, J, Price, ME
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Short-term reduction of ankle spasticity after surgical lengthening of the triceps surae in chronic post-stroke patients: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionIn post-stroke patients with equinovarus foot deformity (EVFD), soft tissue rearrangements may contribute to muscle overactivity when a muscle is stretched or tension is applied.
Martina Galletti, Davide Mazzoli, Paolo Zerbinati, Paolo Zerbinati, Chiara Rambelli, Chiara Rambelli, Giacomo Basini, Paolo Prati, Francesca Mascioli, Stefano Masiero, Andrea Merlo   +10 more
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Short-term effects of foot surgery on walking-related pain, function, and satisfaction in patients with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease: a prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionPatients with Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease (CMT) often suffer from walking-related pain (WRP), muscle weakness, foot deformities, and reduced ankle dorsiflexion (DF), which affects their ability to walk and daily activities. Functional surgery
Giacomo Basini, Chiara Rambelli, Chiara Rambelli, Martina Galletti, Paolo Zerbinati, Paolo Zerbinati, Paolo Prati, Francesca Mascioli, Stefano Masiero, Davide Mazzoli, Andrea Merlo   +10 more
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Ankle Dorsiflexor Function after Gastrocsoleus Lengthening in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Literature Review

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Ambulant children with cerebral palsy can demonstrate persistent “foot drop” after successful gastrocsoleus lengthening (GSL) surgery for equinus deformity.
Nicholas Sclavos, Norine Ma, Elyse Passmore, Pam Thomason, H. Kerr Graham, Erich Rutz   +5 more
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Human gait recognition with matrix representation [PDF]

, 2006
Human gait is an important biometric feature. It can be perceived from a great distance and has recently attracted greater attention in video-surveillance-related applications, such as closed-circuit television.
Tao, D., Tao, Dacheng, Yan, S., Li, Xuelong, Xu, Dong, Zhang, H.J., Zhang, Lei, Zhang, Hong Jiang, Tao, D, Yan, Shuicheng, Yan, S, Xu, D., Zhang, L., Li, X, Zhang, HJ, Zhang, L, Xu, D   +16 more
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Gait analysis in hip viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis: a case report

Reumatismo, 2013
Hip is a site very commonly affected by osteoarthritis and the intra-articular administration of hyaluronic acid in the management of osteoarthritic pain is increasingly used.
L. Di Lorenzo
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