Title
Normal human gait patterns in Peruvian individuals: An exploratory assessment using VICON motion capture system
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud
Publisher(s)
SPIE
Abstract
Gait analysis is of clinical relevance for clinicians. However, normal gait patterns used in foreign literature could be different from local individuals. The aim of this study was to determine the normal gait patterns and parameters of Peruvian individuals in order to have a local referent for clinical assessments and making diagnosis and treatment Peruvian people with lower motor neuron injuries. A descriptive study with 34 subjects was conducted to assess their gait cycle. VICON® cameras were used to capture body movements. For the analyses, we calculated spatiotemporal gait parameters and average angles of displacement of the hip, knee, and ankle joints with their respective 95% confidence intervals. The results showed gait speed was 0.58m/s, cadence was 102.1steps/min, and the angular displacement of the hip, knee and ankle joints were all lower than those described in the literature. In the graphs, gait cycles were close to those reported in previous studies, but the parameters of speed, cadence and angles of displacements are lower than the ones shown in the literature. These results could be used as a better reference pattern in the clinical setting.
Volume
10572
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioinformática
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85038417200
Source
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN of the container
0277786X
ISBN of the container
9781510616332
Conference
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by the Programa Nacional de Innovación para la Competitividad y Productividad (Innóvate Perú), an entity of the Government of Peru, for an Applied Research Grant, grant N° 203-FINCyT-IA-2013. The authors are in debt with all the voluntaries that participate in this project.
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