Improvement of the gait deviation index for spinal cord injury to broaden its applicability: the reduced gait deviation index for spinal cord injury (rSCI-GDI).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SCI-GDI is an accurate and effective metric to summarize gait kinematics in adults with SCI. It is usually computed with the information registered with a photogrammetry system because it requires accurate information of pelvic and hip movement in the three anatomic planes, which is hard to record with simpler systems. Additionally, due to being developed from the GDI, the SCI-GDI is built upon nine joint movements selected for a pediatric population with cerebral palsy, for which the GDI was originally developed, but those nine movements are not necessarily as meaningful for adults with SCI. Nevertheless, pelvic movement and hip rotation have been proven to have low reliability even when acquired with gold-standard photogrammetry systems. Additionally, the use of ph

SUBMITTER: Herrera-Valenzuela D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480198 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature