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ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2021

Technological advancements in the analysis of human motion and posture management through digital devices.

Federico Roggio, Silvia Ravalli, Grazia Maugeri, Antonino Bianco, Antonio Palma, Michelino Di Rosa, Giuseppe Musumeci

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Review in World journal of orthopedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Federico RoggioDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo 90144, Italy.
Silvia RavalliDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy.
Grazia MaugeriDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy.
Antonino BiancoDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo 90144, Italy.
Antonio PalmaDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo 90144, Italy.
Michelino Di RosaDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy.
Giuseppe MusumeciDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Human Anatomy and Histology Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technological development of motion and posture analyses is rapidly progressing, especially in rehabilitation settings and sport biomechanics. Consequently, clear discrimination among different measurement systems is required to diversify their use as needed. This review aims to resume the currently used motion and posture analysis systems, clarify and suggest the appropriate approaches suitable for specific cases or contexts. The currently gold standard systems of motion analysis, widely used in clinical settings, present several limitations related to marker placement or long procedure time. Fully automated and markerless systems are overcoming these drawbacks for conducting biomechanical studies, especially outside laboratories. Similarly, new posture analysis techniques are emerging, often driven by the need for fast and non-invasive methods to obtain high-precision results. These new technologies have also become effective for children or adolescents with non-specific back pain and postural insufficiencies. The evolutions of these methods aim to standardize measurements and provide manageable tools in clinical practice for the early diagnosis of musculoskeletal pathologies and to monitor daily improvements of each patient. Herein, these devices and their uses are described, providing researchers, clinicians, orthopedics, physical therapists, and sports coaches an effective guide to use new technologies in their practice as instruments of diagnosis, therapy, and prevention.

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Gait analysisInertial measurement unitMotion capturePostureRasterstereographyWearable devices

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PMID34354935
PMCPMC8316840

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