Commercially available activity monitors such as the fitbit charge and apple watch show poor validity in patients with gait aids after total knee arthroplasty.
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DOI: 10.1186/s13018-024-04892-9
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Kooner P, Baskaran S, Gibbs V, Wein S, Dimentberg R, Albers A. Commercially available activity monitors such as the fitbit charge and apple watch show poor validity in patients with gait aids after total knee arthroplasty. Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research. 2024;19(1):404. DOI 10.1186/s13018-024-04892-9 Source examined: Complete original article; specific commercial devices.
Conditions: COND-TKA Total knee arthroplasty
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Total knee arthroplasty
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23 participants,50 m test,preop no aid/day 1–3 walker/6 wkcane/6 monthnoaid,Fitbit Charge/AppleWatch 4 and zero step counts confirmed. Device/stage confounding cautions sound.
Source locator: Methods s 2; Results s 3 Table 1 and Figs 1–4
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Reports citing this source
- Gait assessment and prognosis after total knee arthroplasty · reference 20 · original reference
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