Automatic classification of gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy using fuzzy clustering method.

Journal: Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Subjective classification of gait pattern in children with cerebral palsy depends on the assessor's experience, while mathematical methods produce virtual groups with no clinical interpretation.

Authors

  • Hamed Darbandi
    Mechanical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mina Baniasad
    Mechanical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: mina.baniasad@epfl.ch.
  • Soroush Baghdadi
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Aminreza Khandan
    Mechanical Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
  • Amirreza Vafaee
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Farzam Farahmand
    a RCBTR , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran ;