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The purpose of this systematic review was to identify which
biomechanical and physiological parameters are the most relevant, commonly used,
able to discriminate and/or have specific clinical relevance for the gait analysis of lower-limb amputees (LLA). METHODS: We performed an electronic search
via the PubMed, EMBASE and ISI Web of Knowledge databases from 1979 to May 2009.
Two independent reviewers assessed the title and abstract of each identified
study. The quality assessment of the full text was undertaken using a 13-item
checklist divided into three levels: A, B, and C. RESULTS: The literature search
identified 584 abstracts to be considered. After applying the inclusion criteria,
we reviewed the full text of a total of 89 articles. The mean article quality was
8+/-2. No A-level article was found; the primary reason was a negative score in
blinded outcome assessment. Sixty-six articles (74%) corresponded to a B-level,
and two articles (2%) corresponded to a C-level. Twenty-one articles (24%) did
not acquire enough points to be assigned to any level. In this study, we present
and discuss the most commonly used and most relevant 32 parameters. Many of the
parameters found were not reported in enough studies or in enough detail to allow
a useful evaluation. CONCLUSION: This systematic review can help researchers
compare, choose and develop the most appropriate gait evaluation protocol for
their field of study, based on the articles with best scores on the criteria list
and the relevance of specific biomechanical and physiological parameters.
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