Using In-Shoe Inertial Measurement Unit Sensors to Understand Daily-Life Gait Characteristics in Patients With Distal Radius Fractures During 6 Months of Recovery: Cross-Sectional Study

Akiko Yamamoto   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Eriku Yamada   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Takuya Ibara   ² , PhD ;   Fumiyuki Nihey   ³ , PhD ;   Takuma Inai   ⁴ , PhD ;   Kazuya Tsukamoto   ¹ , MD ;   Tomohiko Waki   ¹ , MD ;   Toshitaka Yoshii   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Yoshiyuki Kobayashi   ⁵ , PhD ;   Kentaro Nakahara   ³ , PhD ;   Koji Fujita   ^{2, 6} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

² Department of Functional Joint Anatomy, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

³ Biometrics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, Chiba, Japan

⁴ Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology Research Group, Health and Medical Research Institute, Department of Life Science and Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kagawa, Japan

⁵ Human Augmentation Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan

⁶ Division of Medical Design Innovations, Open Innovation Center, Institute of Research Innovation, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan