Journal
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
Volume 31, Issue -, Pages 100-106Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.09.014
Keywords
Balance; Postural control; Transtibial; Amputee; Inverted Pendulum Model
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- Promobilia Foundation
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Background: Often in balance assessment variables associated with the center of pressure are used to draw conclusions about an individual's balance. Validity of these conclusions rests upon assumptions that movement of the center of pressure is inter-dependent on movement of the center of mass. This dependency is mechanical and is referred to as the Inverted Pendulum Model. The following study aimed to validate this model both kinematically and kinetically, in transtibial prosthesis users and a control group. Methods: Prosthesis users (n = 6) and matched control participants (n = 6) stood quietly while force and motion data were collected under three conditions (eyes-open, eyes-closed, and weight-bearing feedback). Correlation coefficients were used to investigate the relationships between height and excursion of markers and center of masses in mediolateral/anteroposterior-directions, difference between center of pressure and center of mass and the center of mass acceleration in mediolateral/anteroposterior directions, magnitude of mediolateral/anteroposterior-component forces and center of mass acceleration, angular position of ankle and excursion in mediolateral/anteroposterior-directions, and integrated force signals. Findings: Results indicate kinematic validity of similar magnitudes (mean (SD) marker-displacement) between prosthesis users and control group for mediolateral- (r = 0.77 (0.17); 0.74 (0.19)) and anteroposterior-directions (r = 0.88 (0.18); 0.88 (0.19)). Correlation between difference of center of pressure and center of mass and the center of mass acceleration was negligible on the prosthetic side (r = 0.08 (0.06)) vs. control group (r =-0.51(0.13)). Interpretation: Results indicate kinematic validity of the Inverted Pendulum Model in transtibial prosthesis users but kinetic validity is questionable, particularly on the side with a prosthesis. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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