Examination of the reliability of an inertial sensor-based gait analysis system

Orlowski, Katja; Eckardt, Falko; Herold, Fabian; Aye, Norman; Edelmann‐Nusser, Jürgen; Witte, Kerstin

doi:10.1515/bmt-2016-0067

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“…Several previous studies that measured joint angles using the inertial sensors showed good to excellent test-retest reliability, similar to our study. 19,20 These studies claimed that the motion of the upper body showed excellent ICC values with relatively small SEM and MDC values from the all three planes. These results indicate good relative and absolute reliability.…”

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Validity and Reliability of an Inertial Measurement Unit-Based 3D Angular Measurement of Shoulder Joint Motion

Yoon

2017

J Kor Phys Ther

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the measurement of shoulder joint motions using an inertial measurement unit (IMU). Methods: For this study, 33 participants (32 females and 1 male) were recruited. The subjects were passively positioned with the shoulder placed at specific angles using a goniometer (shoulder flexion 0°-170°, abduction 0°-170°, external rotation 0°-90°, and internal rotation 0°-60° angles). Kinematic data on the shoulder joints were simultaneously obtained using IMU three-dimensional (3D) angular measurement (MyoMotion) and photographic measurement. Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity were examined. Results: The MyoMotion system provided good to very good relative reliability with small standard error of measurement (SEM) and minimal detectable change (MDC) values from all three planes. It also presented acceptable validity, except for some of shoulder flexion, shoulder external rotation, and shoulder abduction. There was a trend for the shoulder joint measurements to be underestimated using the IMU 3D angular measurement system compared to the goniometer and photo methods in all planes. Conclusion: The IMU 3D angular measurement provided a reliable measurement and presented acceptable validity. However, it showed relatively low accuracy in some shoulder positions. Therefore, using the MyoMotion measurement system to assess shoulder joint angles would be recommended only with careful consideration and supervision in all situations.

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Validity and Reliability of an Inertial Measurement Unit-Based 3D Angular Measurement of Shoulder Joint Motion

Yoon

2017

J Kor Phys Ther

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“…Wearable inertial measurement units have increasingly been used in gait analysis applications with their validity or reliability usually assessed in healthy subjects [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Hamacher et al presented a mobile system exhibiting a high reliability, which was based on sensors attached to the forefeet [ 11 ].…”

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Towards Mobile Gait Analysis: Concurrent Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of an Inertial Measurement System for the Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters

Kluge

Gaßner

Hannink

et al. 2017

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The purpose of this study was to assess the concurrent validity and test–retest reliability of a sensor-based gait analysis system. Eleven healthy subjects and four Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients were asked to complete gait tasks whilst wearing two inertial measurement units at their feet. The extracted spatio-temporal parameters of 1166 strides were compared to those extracted from a reference camera-based motion capture system concerning concurrent validity. Test–retest reliability was assessed for five healthy subjects at three different days in a two week period. The two systems were highly correlated for all gait parameters (r>0.93). The bias for stride time was 0±16 ms and for stride length was 1.4±6.7 cm. No systematic range dependent errors were observed and no significant changes existed between healthy subjects and PD patients. Test-retest reliability was excellent for all parameters (intraclass correlation (ICC) > 0.81) except for gait velocity (ICC > 0.55). The sensor-based system was able to accurately capture spatio-temporal gait parameters as compared to the reference camera-based system for normal and impaired gait. The system’s high retest reliability renders the use in recurrent clinical measurements and in long-term applications feasible.

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“…The gait analysis was performed with InvestiGAIT, an inertial sensor-based system consisting of four Shimmer3 sensors (Shimmer, Realtime Technologies Ltd, Dublin, Ireland) and an in-house Matlab program for recording and analyzing gait data. The basics of this sensor-based system, the calculation of the gait parameters and the measurement methods are detailed in Orlowski and Loose [23] and Orlowski et al [24].…”

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Inter-limb differences in total hip arthroplasty patients four to five years after surgery: a cross-sectional study

John¹,

Weizel²,

Heumann³

et al. 2020

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BackgroundːTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is a successful method to reduce pain in end-stage hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients. If the pre-operatively existing deficits in the affected limb are persisting years after THA has not been thoroughly researched. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate potential side-to-side differences in long-time THA patients.MethodsːSixteen patients (age: 65.20 ± 5.32 years), who had undergone unilateral THA four to five years ago and ten, healthy, age-matched controls (age = 60.85 ± 7.57 years) were examined for maximum isometric hip muscle strength, range of motion (ROM) of the hip joint, balance and gait on both limbs. Paired t-testes were used to assess the inter-limb differences in THA patients and controls and unpaired t-tests were applied to investigate differences between the two groups.ResultsːIn THA patients, significant deficits on the operated side were found for the center of pressure (COP) length, hip abduction torque and ROM of hip extension with small to medium effects. Compared to the controls, THA patients demonstrated highly significantly reduced hip strength in flexion, extension, abduction and adduction as well as limited ROM in hip flexion and abduction.ConclusionsːA few side-to-side difference were present in THA patients four to five years after the surgery, although the general hip muscle weakness and restricted hip ROM compared to the controls was more severe. Postoperative training focusing on strengthening hip muscles should be continued months and years after the surgery in order to compensate persisting deficits.Trial registrationːDRKS, DRKS00016945. Registered 12 March 2019 – Retrospectively registered, http://www.drks.de/DRKS00016945

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Examination of the reliability of an inertial sensor-based gait analysis system

Cited by 29 publications

References 35 publications

Validity and Reliability of an Inertial Measurement Unit-Based 3D Angular Measurement of Shoulder Joint Motion

Validity and Reliability of an Inertial Measurement Unit-Based 3D Angular Measurement of Shoulder Joint Motion

Towards Mobile Gait Analysis: Concurrent Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of an Inertial Measurement System for the Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters

Inter-limb differences in total hip arthroplasty patients four to five years after surgery: a cross-sectional study

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