Motion analysis of stairway gait

계단보행에서의 보행분석

  • Yang, G.T. (Korea Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center) ;
  • Chang, Y.H. (Korea Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center) ;
  • Im, S.H. (Korea Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center) ;
  • Mun, M.S. (Korea Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Engineering Center)
  • Published : 1998.11.20

Abstract

This study was conducted to characterize the gait of a person climbing or descending the stairs. Using our motion analysis system (Vicon 370), gait patterns of ten healthy females (18.8 - 19.6 yrs. old) were measured 1) when a subject tip-toed the stairs, 2) when a subject climbs the stairs with the whole foot, and 3) when a subject went down the stair, respectively. The results of each cases were compared with the data for the level walking collected from 21 healthy females in the previous studies. The stairway gait data can be used as a useful reference in the design of artificial limbs for the lower-limb amputee.

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