On the estimation of knee angle joint with a biomechanical model during indoor rowing: Implications for FES applications

Introduction: Functional electrical stimulation (FES) rowing has been shown to lead to several health benefits in paraplegic subjects. Although the quantification of knee joint angle is crucial for the determination of stimulation in FES Rowing, previous studies computed knee angle (KA) from either inertial sensors or motion capture systems [1,2] limiting the application of FES Rowing because those systems are bulky and expensive. Here we develop and test a biomechanical, subject-specific model to estimate KA during indoor rowing, from anthropometric data and the rowing machine seat position.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: M. Lalli, C. Stocchi, G.L. Cerone, M. Gazzoni, T. Vieira Source Type: research