Using In-Shoe Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors to Understand Daily-Life Gait Characteristics in Patients With Distal Radius Fractures During 6 Months of Recovery: Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Akiko Yamamoto (Author), Eriku Yamada (Author), Takuya Ibara (Author), Fumiyuki Nihey (Author), Takuma Inai (Author), Kazuya Tsukamoto (Author), Tomohiko Waki (Author), Toshitaka Yoshii (Author), Yoshiyuki Kobayashi (Author), Kentaro Nakahara (Author), Koji Fujita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundA distal radius fracture (DRF) is a common initial fragility fracture among women in their early postmenopausal period, which is associated with an increased risk of subsequent fractures. Gait assessments are valuable for evaluating fracture risk; inertial measurement units (IMUs) have bee...