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Three-dimensional acceleration of the body center of mass in people with transfemoral amputation: Identification of a minimal body segment network

Article dans une revue avec comité de lecture
Author
SIMONETTI, Emeline
BERGAMINI, Elena
452003 Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System [IUC-Bohnes]
BASCOU, Joseph
VANNOZZI, Giuseppe
452003 Interuniversity Centre of Bioengineering of the Human Neuromusculoskeletal System [IUC-Bohnes]
ccPILLET, Helene
1001017 Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak [IBHGC]

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http://hdl.handle.net/10985/20915
DOI
10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.08.017
Date
2021
Journal
Gait & Posture

Abstract

Background: The analysis of biomechanical parameters derived from the body center of mass (BCoM) 3D motion allows for the characterization of gait impairments in people with lower-limb amputation, assisting in their rehabilitation. In this context, magneto-inertial measurement units are promising as they allow to measure the motion of body segments, and therefore potentially of the BCoM, directly in the field. Finding a compromise between the accuracy of computed parameters and the number of required sensors is paramount to transfer this technology in clinical routine. Research question: Is there a reduced subset of instrumented segments (BSN) allowing a reliable and accurate estimation of the 3D BCoM acceleration transfemoral amputees? Methods: The contribution of each body segment to the BCoM acceleration was quantified in terms of weight and similarity in ten people with transfemoral amputation. First, body segments and BCoM accelerations were obtained using an optoelectronic system and a full-body inertial model. Based on these findings, different scenarios were explored where the use of one sensor at pelvis/trunk level and of different networks of segment-mounted sensors for the BCoM acceleration estimation was simulated and assessed against force plate-based reference acceleration. Results: Trunk, pelvis and lower-limb segments are the main contributors to the BCoM acceleration in transfemoral amputees. The trunk and shanks BSN allows for an accurate estimation of the sagittal BCoM acceleration (Normalized RMSE ≤ 13.1 %, Pearson’s correlations r ≥ 0.86), while five segments are necessary when the 3D BCoM acceleration is targeted (Normalized RMSE ≤ 13.2 %, Pearson’s correlations r ≥ 0.91). Significance: A network of three-to-five segments (trunk and lower limbs) allows for an accurate estimation of 2D and 3D BCoM accelerations. The use of a single pelvis- or trunk-mounted sensor does not seem advisable. Future studies should be performed to confirm these results where inertial sensor measured accelerations are considered.

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