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ArticleArchives of physiotherapy2019

The validity of spatiotemporal gait analysis using dual laser range sensors: a cross-sectional study.

Masanobu Iwai, Soichiro Koyama, Shigeo Tanabe, Shohei Osawa, Kazuya Takeda, Ikuo Motoya, Hiroaki Sakurai, Yoshikiyo Kanada, Nobutoshi Kawamura

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Article in Archives of physiotherapy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Masanobu Iwai1Department of Rehabilitation, Kawamura Hospital, Gifu, 501-3144 Japan.
Soichiro Koyama2Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, 98-1 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192 Japan.
Shigeo Tanabe2Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, 98-1 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192 Japan.
Shohei OsawaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Tajimidaiichi Hospital, Tajimi, 507-0007 Japan.
Kazuya Takeda1Department of Rehabilitation, Kawamura Hospital, Gifu, 501-3144 Japan.
Ikuo Motoya1Department of Rehabilitation, Kawamura Hospital, Gifu, 501-3144 Japan.
Hiroaki Sakurai2Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, 98-1 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192 Japan.
Yoshikiyo Kanada2Faculty of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University, 98-1 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192 Japan.
Nobutoshi Kawamura4Department of Neurology, Kawamura Hospital, Gifu, 501-3144 Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe spatiotemporal parameters were used for sophisticated gait analysis in widespread clinical use. Recently, a laser range sensor has been proposed as a new device for the spatiotemporal gait measurement. However, measurement using a single laser range sensor can only be used for short-range gait measurements because the device irradiates participants with lasers in a radial manner. For long-range gait measurement, the present study uses a modified method using dual laser range sensors installed at opposite ends of the walking path. The aim of present study was to investigate the concurrent validity of the proposed method for spatiotemporal gait measurement by comparison to a computer-based instrumented walkway system.

methodsTen healthy participants were enrolled in this study. Ten-meter walking tests at 100, 75, and 50% of the comfortable speed were conducted to determine the concurrent validity of the proposed method compared to instrumented walkway measurements. Frequency distributions of errors for foot-contact (FC) and foot-off (FO) estimated times between the two systems were also calculated to determine the adequacy of estimation of FC and FO from three perspectives: accuracy (smallness of mean error), precision (smallness of variability), and unambiguity (monomodality of histogram). Intra-class correlation coefficient (2,1) was used to determine the concurrent validity of spatiotemporal parameters between the two systems.

resultThe results indicate that the detection times for FC and FO estimated by the proposed method did not differ from those measured by the instrumented walkway reference system. In addition, histogram for FC and FO showed monomodality. Intra-class correlation coefficients of the spatiotemporal parameters (stance time: 0.74; double support time: 0.56; stride time: 0.89; stride length: 0.83; step length: 0.71; swing time: 0.23) were not high enough. The mean errors of all spatiotemporal parameters were small.

conclusionsThese results suggest that the proposed lacks sufficient concurrent validity for spatiotemporal gait measurement. Further improvement of this proposed system seems necessary.

trial registrationUMIN000032710. Registered 24 May 2018. Retrospectively registered.

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Gait analysisInstrumented walkwayLaser range sensorSpatiotemporal analysis

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