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Normally, when the patient's functional recovery involves partial weight-bearing
aided walking using forearm crutches, it is not possible to control the amount of
weight-bearing objectively that the individuals carry out and its progression.
This leads to significant errors in accuracy and, consequently, complications and
after effects in pathologies. To compensate for this deficiency, we have set out
to design and validate a measurement system and a computerized record of the
loads exerted on Canadian crutches in aided walking as well as incorporating a
mechanism for acoustic and visual biofeedback that will inform the subject if
said charges are correct, so that they are able correct their errors and avoid
problems in their recovery. We analyzed the validity and reliability of the
system through a concordance study with the AMTI OR6-7-2000 force plate,
extensively validated previously, while finding a correlation coefficient of 0.99
with a significance (p<0.001). We have designed and developed a measurement
system with a computerized record, analysis and wireless graphical display of
real-time data, incorporating a mechanism for acoustic and visual biofeedback to
measure the loads exerted on forearm crutches during aided walking. The device,
called "GCH System 1.0" is a reliable and valid instrument.
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- Béquilles

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