An integrated procedure to assess knee-joint kinematics and kinetics during gait using an optoelectric system and standardized X-rays.

This paper describes a 3-D gait analysis system, which combines optoelectric motion tracking and a standardized X-ray procedure, to calculate the net knee-joint forces and moments of a normal subject group during walking. The optoelectric system collects kinematic data from infra-red LED markers placed at selected skin surface locations and projecting probes attached to the lower limb. A standardized X-ray procedure is used to move surface markers into their designated bony landmarks based on individual bone structure, which reduces the error caused by uncertainty of skin-surface marker locations. Based on moved-in marker information, different joint coordinate systems are proposed for kinematic and kinetic analysis of the knee joint. Normalized data of knee angles, net reaction forces and net moments from 35 young, normal subjects are presented.

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