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ArticleIEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine2025

Design and Validation of a Wearable System for Enhanced Monitoring of Lower Limb Lymphedema.

Sara Bernasconi, Giovanni Maria Oriolo, Giovanni Farina, Andrea Aliverti, Antonella Lomauro

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Article in IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Impact of cancer-related and primary lymphedema and compression bandaging on limb range of motion: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Sara BernasconiDipartimento di ElettronicaInformazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6641-5001
Giovanni Maria OrioloDipartimento di ElettronicaInformazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-1441-3345
Giovanni FarinaIstituti Clinici Zucchi di Monza 20900 Monza Italy.
Andrea AlivertiDipartimento di ElettronicaInformazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2950-0231
Antonella LomauroDipartimento di ElettronicaInformazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1408-6971

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphedema, characterized by limb swelling, is typically treated with Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT), which includes physical exercise. This study seeks to design and validate a wearable device aimed at enhancing CDT by monitoring patient adherence to prescribed exercises and tracking changes in the range of motion of the affected limbs. A wearable device, constituted by two boards with 2 IMUs, connected by a flexible flat cable, was designed and developed for placement across targeted joints. It communicates wirelessly with PCs, where raw data from IMUs are collected. Through the application of the Madgwick filter, orientation of the units is obtained and finally joints angles are computed. The device was validated through bench testing using an orthopedic goniometer and field testing with an optoelectronic system. The in vivo validation involved 18 volunteers, including 10 healthy individuals and 8 individuals with lymphedema, who performed flexion-extension movements and walked on a treadmill (at speeds of 3 km/h and 5 km/h). Bench testing demonstrated strong correlation and agreement (r

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Lower ExtremityLymphedemaWearable Electronic DevicesAdultAgedEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicRange of Motion, ArticularYoung AdultLymphedemapersonalized treatmentphysical exercise complianceROM detectionwearable device

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