Gait analysis in anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Author

Galli, M. ; Sibella, F. ; Bulgheroni, P. ; Crivellini, M.

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Injuries of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) cause long term changes in the knee joint and they affect the performance of daily living activities. This study examines the gait pattern of ACL injured subjects in order to obtain a quantitative analysis of the strategy related to this injury. 15 subjects with symptomatic ACL deficiency and a control group of 11 normal subjects were analysed. Many differences were found between the control group and the injured subjects, but also between the injured leg and the healthy one. These changes could affect the loading features of knee structures and thus contribute to joint degenerative changes

Keywords

gait analysis; orthopaedics; anterior cruciate ligament injuries; gait analysis; gait pattern; injured subjects; joint degenerative changes; knee joint; loading features; long term changes; rotation angle; temporal parameters; Acceleration; Force control; Hip; Injuries; Knee; Leg; Lesions; Ligaments; Morphology; Pattern analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802597

Filename

802597