Gait laboratory investigations to assist decision making.
Although increasing technology is available for medical diagnosis, gait laboratory (or movement analysis) techniques have not been commonly used in the assessment of physical handicap. Clearly human gait depends upon the production of muscle work to move the limb forwards. Movement analysis is a new clinical tool which allows more understanding of these processes in both normal and disease states.
Patrick
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ORLAU Gait Laboratory, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire.
D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011312:Pressure; D012984:Software; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000592:standards*