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Computerized Dynamic Posturography for Postural Control Assessment in Patients with Intermittent Claudication
Published on: December 11, 2013
Analysis of pressure distribution at the body-seat interface in able-bodied and paraplegic subjects using a
R Aissaoui1, C Kauffmann, J Dansereau
1Département de Génie de la production automatisée, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, 1100, rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, Quebéc, Canada H3C 1K3. rachid.aissaoui@etsmtl.ca
Abstract:
In this paper, a semi-automatic method for segmenting pressure distribution image-based data at the body-seat interface is presented. The purpose of this work was to estimate the surface and the load supported by the ischial tuberosity (IT) region. The proposed method involves three steps: (1) detecting the IT region using a pressure-distribution image gradient; (2) estimating the contour of the IT region by an iterative active contour algorithm and finally (3) estimating the percentage of the surface and the weight-bearing of the IT region in a group of able-bodied (AB) and spinal-cord injury (SCI) subjects. It was found in this study that the weight bearing on the IT for the spinal-cord injured group is distributed on half the surface in comparison with the AB group or the powered wheelchair users groups. The findings of this study provide insights concerning pressure distribution in sitting for the paraplegic and able-bodied.
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