The responsiveness of three-dimensional knee accelerations used as an estimation of knee instability and loading transmission during gait in osteoarthritis patient's follow-up K. Turcot, Ph.D., R. Aissaoui, Ph.D., K. Boivin, M.Sc., M. Pelletier, M.D., N. Hagemeister, Ph.D., J.A. de Guise, Ph.D. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 213-219 (February 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.021 Copyright © 2008 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Estimation of femoral and tibial accelerations during gait using the exoskeleton (femoral and tibial parts) and rigid bodies (including accelerometer, gyroscope, and reflective markers) where a→e represents the external acceleration, and a→i the internal acceleration, for femur and tibia, respectively. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2009 17, 213-219DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.021) Copyright © 2008 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Posterior accelerations obtained for the control group and for OA subjects before and after the rehabilitation treatment. OA subjects are separated in two subsets (i.e., KL 1–2 and KL 3–4). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2009 17, 213-219DOI: (10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.021) Copyright © 2008 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Terms and Conditions