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Changes of Gait and Muscle Patterns during Recovery after the Fracture of the Fibula of the Left Leg - A case study

  • The paper presents an observation and evaluation of the recovery process. Seven weeks after the fracture of the fibula and six weeks after surgery the measurement of the gait of the subject has been started. Inertial measurement units applied above both ankles are used to acquire kinematical data and three surface EMG at each leg to get information about the activity of three muscles. The intensity of the weekly tests has been increased in dependence on the healing progress. BothThe paper presents an observation and evaluation of the recovery process. Seven weeks after the fracture of the fibula and six weeks after surgery the measurement of the gait of the subject has been started. Inertial measurement units applied above both ankles are used to acquire kinematical data and three surface EMG at each leg to get information about the activity of three muscles. The intensity of the weekly tests has been increased in dependence on the healing progress. Both scenarios-walking on the floor and on the treadmill-were included in the experiments to obtain comparable data sets. Beside of the investigation of the healing process the paper is focused on symmetry/asymmetry properties of the gait. The results indicate that asymmetry is not only an essential property of pathologic gait but it is present in normal gait too, especially if short distances are evaluated. They may be caused by the influence of a dominant/injured leg, of the first/last steps, the natural variance of the gait or the daily fitness of the subject. Asymmetry is obviously in the contribution of both legs to a stride (step length, strike and lift angle, stand and swing phase).show moreshow less

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Author:Harald Loose, Laura Tetzlaff
URL:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349762333_Changes_of_Gait_and_Muscel_Patterns_during_Recovery_after_the_Fracture_of_the_Fibula_of_the_Left_Leg_A_case_study
Document Type:Preprint
Language:English
Year of Publishing:2017
Date of Publication (online):2024/02/13
Publishing Institution:Technische Hochschule Brandenburg
Release Date:2024/02/14
Institutes:Fachbereich Informatik und Medien
University Bibliography:Hochschulbibliografie
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0
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