Kinetics of Lower Limb Prosthesis: Automated Detection of Vertical Loading Rate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
3.1. Limitations
3.2. Interpretation
3.3. Generalizability
3.4. Future Studies
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Participants
4.2. Apparatus
4.3. Processing
4.4. Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
%GC | Unit of time expressed in percentage of gait cycle |
%BW | Unit of vertical force (FLG) expressed in percentage of body weight |
CI | Confidence interval |
FLG | Force applied on the long axis of the leg |
FLG1 | First loading peak during the first half of the support phase |
GC | Gait cycle |
HC | Heel contact |
Ma | Slope selected by expert a |
Mb | Slope selected by expert b |
Mi | Method i (M1–M6) of automated detection of vertical loading rate |
S | Vertical loading slope |
Si | Instantaneous vertical loading slope |
TO | Toe-off |
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Frossard, L.; Jones, M.W.M.; Stewart, I.; Leggat, P.A.; Schuetz, M.; Langton, C. Kinetics of Lower Limb Prosthesis: Automated Detection of Vertical Loading Rate. Prosthesis 2019, 1, 16-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis1010004
Frossard L, Jones MWM, Stewart I, Leggat PA, Schuetz M, Langton C. Kinetics of Lower Limb Prosthesis: Automated Detection of Vertical Loading Rate. Prosthesis. 2019; 1(1):16-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis1010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrossard, Laurent, Michael W. M. Jones, Ian Stewart, Peter A. Leggat, Michael Schuetz, and Christian Langton. 2019. "Kinetics of Lower Limb Prosthesis: Automated Detection of Vertical Loading Rate" Prosthesis 1, no. 1: 16-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/prosthesis1010004