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Gait Analysis to Monitor Fracture Healing of the Lower Leg
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Fracture healing is typically monitored by infrequent radiographs. Radiographs come at the cost of radiation exposure and reflect fracture healing with a time lag due to delayed fracture mineralization following increases in stiffness. Since union problems frequently occur after fractures, better and timelier methods to monitor the healing process are required. In this review, we provide an overview of the changes in gait parameters following lower leg fractures to investigate whether gait analysis can be used to monitor fracture healing. Studies assessing gait after lower leg fractures that were treated either surgically or conservatively were included. Spatiotemporal gait parameters, kinematics, kinetics, and pedography showed improvements in the gait pattern throughout the healing process of lower leg fractures. Especially gait speed and asymmetry measures have a high potential to monitor fracture healing. Pedographic measurements showed differences in gait between patients with and without union. No literature was available for other gait measures, but it is expected that further parameters reflect progress in bone healing. In conclusion, gait analysis seems to be a valuable tool for monitoring the healing process and predicting the occurrence of non-union of lower leg fractures.
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- Authors
- Warmerdam, E., Orth, M., Pohlemann, T., & Ganse, B.
- Affiliations
- Saarland University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Warmerdam, Elke
- Venue
- Bioengineering
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2023-02-15
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 255
- ISSN
- 2306-5354 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9952799
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- W4320917375
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- 47
- References
- 76
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- Funders
- Werner Siemens Foundation (project Smart Implants 2.0)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
- Saarland University within the ‚Open Access Publication Funding‘ program
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone fractures and treatments
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hip and Femur Fractures
- Keywords
- fracture healing, lower leg fractures, gait analysis, walking speed, gait asymmetry, pedography, spatiotemporal gait parameters, gait kinematics, gait kinetics
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