Gait Analysis by Multi Video Sequence Analysis

The project presented in this article aims to develop software so that close-range photogrammetry with sufficient accuracy can be used to point out the most frequent foot mal positions and monitor the effect of the traditional treatment. The project is carried out as a cooperation between the Orthopaedic Surgery in Northern Jutland and the Laboratory for Geoinformatics, Aalborg University. The superior requirements on the system are that it shall be without heavy expenses, be easy to install and easy to operate. A first version of the system is designed to measure the navicula height and the calcaneus angle during gait. In the introductory phase of the project the task has been to select, purchase and draw up hardware, select and purchase software concerning video streaming and to develop special software concerning automated registration of the position of the foot during gait by Multi Video Sequence Analysis (MVSA). Results show that the developed MVSA system, in the following called Fodex, can measure the navicula height with a precision of 0.5-0.8 mm. The calcaneus angle can be measured with a precision of 0.8-1.5 degrees.