Mobile Phone-Connected Wearable Motion Sensors to Assess Postoperative Mobilization

• Main Authors: Appelboom, Geoff (Author), Taylor, Blake E (Author), Bruce, Eliza (Author), Bassile, Clare C (Author), Malakidis, Corinna (Author), Yang, Annie (Author), Youngerman, Brett (Author), D'Amico, Randy (Author), Bruce, Sam (Author), Bruyère, Olivier (Author), Reginster, Jean-Yves (Author), Dumont, Emmanuel PL (Author), Connolly Jr, E Sander (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEarly mobilization after surgery reduces the incidence of a wide range of complications. Wearable motion sensors measure movements over time and transmit this data wirelessly, which has the potential to monitor patient recovery and encourages patients to engage in their own rehabilitation....