Conference Paper: Upper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness simulation

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TitleUpper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness simulation
AuthorsMing, D2
Liu, X2
Bai, Y2
An, X2
Qi, H2
Wan, B2
Hu, Y1
Luk, KDK1
KeywordsGait
Handle reaction vector
Knee joint stiffness
Support vector machine
Walker
Issue Date2010
PublisherIEEE.
CitationThe 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, 6-8 September 2010. In Proceedings of the IEEE-VECIMS, 2010, p. 1-5 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VECIMS.2010.5609343
AbstractBecause of various inflammations and fractures of low limbs, the number of patients with knee joint stiffness is increasing. Walkers are commonly prescribed to improve these patients' stability and ambulatory ability. The evaluation on the assisted walking effect has become a hot problem, whose prerequisite is a comprehensive mechanical understanding of the upper extremity force. In order to study the upper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness, this paper developed a new method to collect upper extremity kinetics data based on a special-designed walker dynamometer system. Handle reaction vector (HRV) data were collected from 15 healthy right-handed young subjects by simulation experiments for four knee joint stiffness modes. T test and support vector machine (SVM) were used to analyze these HRV data. The results indicated that knee joint stiffness had a great influence on the upper extremity force during the walker-assisted walking. The proposed method is hoped to beneficially influence walker-assisted gait retraining strategies for knee joint stiffness. © 2010 IEEE.
ISBN978-1-4244-5905-6
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VECIMS.2010.5609343
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dc.contributor.authorMing, D
dc.contributor.authorLiu, X
dc.contributor.authorBai, Y
dc.contributor.authorAn, X
dc.contributor.authorQi, H
dc.contributor.authorWan, B
dc.contributor.authorHu, Y
dc.contributor.authorLuk, KDK
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-28T02:57:59Z
dc.date.available2011-10-28T02:57:59Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBecause of various inflammations and fractures of low limbs, the number of patients with knee joint stiffness is increasing. Walkers are commonly prescribed to improve these patients' stability and ambulatory ability. The evaluation on the assisted walking effect has become a hot problem, whose prerequisite is a comprehensive mechanical understanding of the upper extremity force. In order to study the upper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness, this paper developed a new method to collect upper extremity kinetics data based on a special-designed walker dynamometer system. Handle reaction vector (HRV) data were collected from 15 healthy right-handed young subjects by simulation experiments for four knee joint stiffness modes. T test and support vector machine (SVM) were used to analyze these HRV data. The results indicated that knee joint stiffness had a great influence on the upper extremity force during the walker-assisted walking. The proposed method is hoped to beneficially influence walker-assisted gait retraining strategies for knee joint stiffness. © 2010 IEEE.
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dc.description.otherThe 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, 6-8 September 2010. In Proceedings of the IEEE-VECIMS, 2010, p. 1-5
dc.identifier.citationThe 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems (VECIMS), Taranto, Apulia, Italy, 6-8 September 2010. In Proceedings of the IEEE-VECIMS, 2010, p. 1-5 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VECIMS.2010.5609343
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/VECIMS.2010.5609343
dc.identifier.epage5
dc.identifier.hkuros197087
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4244-5905-6
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-78650097276
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/142878
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherIEEE.
dc.relation.ispartofVECIMS 2010 - 2010 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems, Proceedings
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsIEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurements Systems Proceedings. Copyright © IEEE.
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dc.subjectGait
dc.subjectHandle reaction vector
dc.subjectKnee joint stiffness
dc.subjectSupport vector machine
dc.subjectWalker
dc.titleUpper extremity kinetics during walker-assisted gait of knee joint stiffness simulation
dc.typeConference_Paper
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong
  2. Tianjin University