ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2013
Assessing the stability of human locomotion: a review of current measures.
Review in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 257 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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257 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 663 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessing running stability: a systematic review of methods.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- Use of the margin of stability to quantify stability in pathologic gait - a qualitative systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of an actuated ankle exoskeleton on walking stability in healthy adults: a controlled laboratory study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Trial
- Running barefoot leads to lower running stability compared to shod running - results from a randomized controlled study.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- Neuromuscular organisation and robustness of postural control in the presence of perturbations.Scientific reports · 2019Trial
- Differential temporal responses of heel strike and toe off during split-belt locomotor adaptation.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- The adaptive role of the knee joint in maintaining the orbital stability during slope walking.Royal Society open science · 2026Article
- Beyond gait speed: a multidimensional motor signature of motoric cognitive risk syndrome identified through domain-specific anomaly detection.GeroScience · 2026Article
- Movement Dynamics of Treadmill Running Within the Different Exercise Intensity Domains in Male Runners.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Ankle Kinematics and Neuromuscular Activity During the Stair-to-Ground Transition in Individuals With Acute Ankle Sprain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Article
- Levodopa-induced alterations in vertical center of mass and muscle synergy structure during Parkinsonian gait.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- A modeling approach to understanding poor stability in people with vestibular hypofunction.Journal of biomechanics · 2026Article
- Dynamic stability is tied to gait assistance when walking with a hip exoskeleton.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The effects of an extemporaneous speech dual-task on center of pressure displacement and velocity in older adults.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Hurst-Kolmogorov Process is a More Reliable and Statistically Powerful Alternative to Detrended Fluctuation Analysis for Estimating Hurst in Short Walking Trials.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Assessment of Dog-Leash Pulling Force and the Impact of Dog-Walking on Gait Kinematics.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Age-Related Differences Across Adulthood in IMU-Derived Gait Quality During Habitual Walking.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Measuring Walking Stability with a Mobile Phone in Older Adults: A Validation Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of Increased Distal Limb Mass on Stability During Arboreal Locomotion in the Laboratory Rat (Rattus norvegicus).Journal of morphology · 2026Article
197 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Falling poses a major threat to the steadily growing population of the elderly in modern-day society. A major challenge in the prevention of falls is the identification of individuals who are at risk of falling owing to an unstable gait. At present, several methods are available for estimating gait stability, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. In this paper, we review the currently available measures: the maximum Lyapunov exponent (λS and λL), the maximum Floquet multiplier, variability measures, long-range correlations, extrapolated centre of mass, stabilizing and destabilizing forces, foot placement estimator, gait sensitivity norm and maximum allowable perturbation. We explain what these measures represent and how they are calculated, and we assess their validity, divided up into construct validity, predictive validity in simple models, convergent validity in experimental studies, and predictive validity in observational studies. We conclude that (i) the validity of variability measures and λS is best supported across all levels, (ii) the maximum Floquet multiplier and λL have good construct validity, but negative predictive validity in models, negative convergent validity and (for λL) negative predictive validity in observational studies, (iii) long-range correlations lack construct validity and predictive validity in models and have negative convergent validity, and (iv) measures derived from perturbation experiments have good construct validity, but data are lacking on convergent validity in experimental studies and predictive validity in observational studies. In closing, directions for future research on dynamic gait stability are discussed.
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