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Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors
Kushioka J, Sun R, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Odonkor C, Smuck M. Gait Variability to Phenotype Common Orthopedic Gait Impairments Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors 2022, 22: 9301. PMID: 36502003, PMCID: PMC9739785, DOI: 10.3390/s22239301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStride length variabilityGait impairmentDisease groupGait parametersGait variabilityHigher stride length variabilityMobility impairmentsMin walk testDifferent pathologiesGait variability measuresAge-related degenerative diseasesWalk testNeurologic impairmentCommon symptomsGait rhythmicityHealthy controlsLSS groupGait differencesHealthy individualsLength variabilityPotential biomarkersMobility disordersSpecific pathologyDegenerative diseasesImpairment
2020
Gait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis
Odonkor C, Kuwabara A, Tomkins-Lane C, Zhang W, Muaremi A, Leutheuser H, Sun R, Smuck M. Gait features for discriminating between mobility-limiting musculoskeletal disorders: Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture 2020, 80: 96-100. PMID: 32497982, DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLumbar spinal stenosisKnee osteoarthritisWalking testGait parametersGait characteristicsSpinal stenosisClinical walking testsSpatiotemporal gait characteristicsSpatiotemporal gait parametersGait speedPatient populationMusculoskeletal disordersOsteoarthritisSensor-based assessmentPatientsStride lengthClinical applicationStenosisAssessment protocolAppropriate test protocolsPhase timingCritical needControlTest protocol