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. 2021 Jun 9;21(12):3989. doi: 10.3390/s21123989

Table 1.

Sensor locations used based on literature search and Xsens recommendations on the shank and foot.

Segment Abbreviation Description Sources
Shank Shin Shin Bone: hard surface of tibial bone, below the knee and above the thickest part of the calf. * Xsens recommendation
MLS Middle Lateral Shank: lateral shank, halfway between the knee and ankle. Laudanski 2013 [24], Kong 2013 [21]
LLS Lower Lateral Shank: lateral shank, 5cm above the lateral malleolus. Panebianco 2018 [2], Vargas-Valencia 2016 [25], Guo 2012 [26], Trojaniello 2014 [3], Khandelwal and Wickström 2014 [27], Storm 2016 [12]
Foot Heel Adhered to heel on the back of participant’s shoe Kwakkel 2007 [28], Anwary 2018 [29], Khan 2017 [30], Lau 2008 [31], Rebula 2013 [32], Gouwanda 2016 [33]
DFoot Dorsal Foot: under the tongue of the participant’s shoe, approximately over the distal end of the third and fourth metatarsal bones. Laudanski 2013 [24], Panebianco 2018 [2], Barrois 2016 [22], Var-gas-Valencia 2016 [25], Bourgeois 2014 [34], Guo 2012 [26], Hsu 2014 [35], Tadano 2013 [36], Kong 2013 [21], Scapellato 2005 [37], Kwakkel 2007 [28], Anwary 2018 [29], Jasiewicz 2006 [7], Ferrari 2016 [15], Mariani 2012 [13]

* Xsens recommendations can be found at https://tutorial.xsens.com/?_ga=2.262884484.968323122.1607367296-1094755908.1552499035 (accessed on 20 January 2021).