title: Microcomputer-based system for clinical gait studies.
abstract: A microcomputer-based gait recording system is described which can be used to analyse gait routinely in the clinical environment. Foot-ground reaction forces are acquired and processed and the resultant force vector is superimposed on the television image of the subject in real time. A TV-computer interface quantifies the position of reflective markers attached to the joint centres of the lower limb, and moment values, stick-figure diagrams, and joint angle changes can also be displayed shortly after data collection. The system has routine clinical applications in orthotics and prosthetics and is also a valuable tool in teaching the biomechanics of human movement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bio-Medical Physics and Bio-Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Begg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wytch
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hutchison
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wardlaw