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Trunk and Spine Models for Instrumented Gait Analysis

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Handbook of Human Motion

Abstract

There are several types of motion capture systems which can measure trunk and spine movement as a part of gait analysis. These range from wearable sensors to optoelectronic systems. This chapter focuses on models used within optoelectronic systems and covers both two- and three-dimensional models. This chapter while providing an outline of the current thorax and pelvis models highlights novel concepts in terms of 3-dimensional clusters. Latest methods on data analysis techniques using vector coding have been outlined which will facilitate comprehensive reporting of the movement data.

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  1. Life Sciences & Education, Staffordshire University, Stoke On Trent, UK

    Robert Needham, Aoife Healy & Nachiappan Chockalingam

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  1. Motion & More, Barcelona, Spain

    Bertram Müller

  2. Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgi, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Sebastian I. Wolf

  3. Institut for Biomechanics und Orthopedic, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany

    Gert-Peter Brueggemann

  4. Houston, Texas, USA

    Zhigang Deng

  5. ACRISP, FedUniversity, Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia

    Andrew McIntosh

  6. Wilmington, Delaware, USA

    Freeman Miller

  7. Research, C-Motion, Inc., Germantown, Maryland, USA

    William Scott Selbie

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  1. Movement Analysis Laboratory, Clinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery; Center for Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Spinal Cord Injury;Heidelberg University Hospital, Schlierbacher Landstr. 200a, 69118, Heidelberg, Germany

    Sebastian I. Wolf

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Needham, R., Healy, A., Chockalingam, N. (2016). Trunk and Spine Models for Instrumented Gait Analysis. In: Müller, B., et al. Handbook of Human Motion. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30808-1_29-1

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