Comparative assessment of different methods for the estimation of gait temporal parameters using a single inertial sensor: application to elderly, post-stroke, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease subjects

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 310 - 316
• Main Authors: Trojaniello, Diana, Ravaschio, Andrea, Hausdorff, Jeffrey M., Cereatti, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Accelerometry; Accelerometry - instrumentation; Accelerometry - methods; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Gait - physiology; Gait events; Humans; Huntington Disease - complications; Huntington Disease - physiopathology; Inertial sensor; Male; Middle Aged; Orthopedics; Parkinson Disease - complications; Parkinson Disease - physiopathology; Stroke - complications; Stroke - physiopathology; Temporal parameters; Time Factors; Trunk; Inertial sensor; Trunk; Accelerometry; Gait events; Temporal parameters

•Three methods for gait events detection were validated on elderly and various pathological groups.•A global decrease of performance was observed to different extents depending on the specific group.•The analysis of the gait of hemiparetic subjects using a single inertial unit on the lower back is c...