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From: Wearing a safety harness during treadmill walking influences lower extremity kinematics mainly through changes in ankle regularity and local stability

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Experimental set-up with a subject fitted into the LiteGait® system (Mobility Research, Inc., Tempe, AZ). This safety system consists of a lightweight waist harness straps linked to a telescoping metallic arm. The metallic arm was adjusted based on the subject's height so that the system did not provide any body weight support (slack straps). The absence of support was also monitored using the BiSym digital microprocessor of the LiteGait® system. The harness size (small, medium and large) was selected based on the subject's upper body dimensions. It was tightened using locking straps located in the subject's back based on two criteria: (i) the subject had to feel comfortable wearing the harness while walking, and (ii) the harness had to fit well the waist without moving around it during walking. Reflective markers were attached to anatomical landmarks on the lower extremities, including the anterior and posterior superior iliac spine, lumbosacral joint, greater trochanter of the femur, lateral mid-thigh, front lower thigh, lateral and medial epicondyles of the femur, front mid-shank, lateral lower shank, lateral and medial malleoli, lateral border of the fifth metatarsal head, medial border of the first metatarsal head, lateral and medial processes of the calcaneal tuberosity, heel, and between the second and third metatarsophalangeal joints.

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