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Estimating three-dimensional foot bone kinematics from skin markers using a deep learning neural network model.

Yuka Matsumoto¹, Satoshi Hakukawa², Hiroyuki Seki³

¹Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; Graduate Course of Health and Social Services, Graduate School of Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama, Japan.

Journal of Biomechanics

|August 8, 2024

Summary

Researchers developed a new AI model to track human foot bone movement using skin markers. This non-invasive method accurately estimates 3D foot bone kinematics, aiding in understanding locomotion and foot disorders.

Keywords:

Biomechanics Computed tomography Foot Machine learning Motion capture

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Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

The human foot's 26 bones enable complex movements for stable locomotion.
Accurate measurement of foot bone kinematics is crucial but limited by the lack of non-invasive techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate a neural network model for estimating human foot bone kinematics non-invasively.
To establish a correlation between surface marker positions and internal bone movements.

Main Methods:

Utilized computed tomography (CT) scans of feet with 41 surface markers in various postures.
Developed a four-layer neural network model to map marker data to nine foot bone positions and orientations.
Validated the model using data from eleven healthy adults and thirteen cadaver specimens.

Main Results:

The neural network achieved mean errors of 0.5 mm for bone position and 0.6 degrees for orientation.
Demonstrated high accuracy in estimating the 3D kinematics of foot bones.

Conclusions:

The proposed neural network model offers an accurate and non-invasive method for assessing foot bone kinematics.
This advancement can improve understanding of foot function and the mechanisms of foot disorders.