Accelerometric measurement of gait ananlysis is a simple, inexpensive and effective way to evaluate gait and was first introduced by Liberson and colleagues. Smidt applied accelerometry to the normal and abnormal patterns of gait. Ogata used accelerometry to quantitatively vevaluate the lateral thrust of the knee and investigated the dynamic effects of a wedged insole on the thrust of OA knees.
In the present study, we used an accelerometer, strain gauge and goniometer to inveshgate the effects of accelerometry on heel strike in gait analysis. The acceleration placed on the calcaneal region on heel strike appeared faster than any other measurement. Our results suggest that an accelerometer placed on the calcaneal region provides the most useful information on the exact moment when the heel strikes the ground.
