The Master Thesis “Gait analysis in patients recovering from total joint replacement using body fixed sensors” (SmartRecovery) aims to study the gait of patients after a Total Knee Replacement (TKR), by measuring body movements, body mechanics and the activity of the muscles.
Several tests were conducted with the experimental group, comprised by patients recovering from TKR, and the control group, comprised by senior volunteers of COLABORAR. The tests took place respectively at the hospital and at Fraunhofer. The tests with volunteers will enable to differentiate the gait of patients who underwent a Total Knee Replacement and highlight the changes of gait between them and the people who did not undergo surgery for TKR.