Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors.

ABSTRACT: Mobility impairments are a common symptom of age-related degenerative diseases. Gait features can discriminate those with mobility disorders from healthy individuals, yet phenotyping specific pathologies remains challenging. This study aims to identify if gait parameters derived from two foot-mounted inertial measurement units (IMU) during the 6 min walk test (6MWT) can phenotype mobility impairment from different pathologies (Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)-neurogenic diseases, and knee osteoarthritis (KOA)-structural joint disease). Bilateral foot-mounted IMU data during the 6MWT were collected from patients with LSS and KOA and matched healthy controls (N = 30, 10 for each group). Eleven gait parameters representing four domains (pace, rhythm, asymmetry, variability) were derived for each

SUBMITTER: Kushioka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9739785 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature