Kd. Murray et P. Convery, The calibration of ultrasound transducers used to monitor motion of the residual femur within a trans-femoral socket during gait, PROS ORTHOT, 24(1), 2000, pp. 55-62
During gait the motion of the residual femur within a trans-femoral socket
may be estimated using video recorded data from two ultrasound transducers
attached to the socket wall. This paper reviews possible measurement errors
and identifies the magnitude of the inaccuracies. Inaccuracies due to equi
pment limitations and those due to human error are identified and quantifie
d. Ranges of flexion/extension and abduction/adduction of the residual femu
r within the socket during gait have been estimated with a cumulative level
of inaccuracy of <1 degrees.