Contribution of Accelerated Body Masses to Able-Bodied Gait

Abstract

A video-based system was able to determine the net effect of the external forces with the summation of the mass-acceleration products during able-bodied gait. The trunk and lower limbs were the dominant body segments responsible for the production of external forces during able-bodied gait, whereas the thighs contributed more to the ground reaction force than the foot and shank for forward progression in able-bodied gait.