Dual Kinect v2 system can capture lower limb kinematics reasonably well in a clinical setting: concurrent validity of a dual camera markerless motion capture system in professional football players

Objectives 

To determine whether a dual-camera markerless motion capture system can be used for lower limb kinematic evaluation in athletes in a preseason screening setting.

Design 

Descriptive laboratory study.

Setting 

Laboratory setting.

Participants 

Thirty-four (n=34) healthy athletes.

Main outcome measures 

Three dimensional lower limb kinematics during three functional tests: Single Leg Squat (SLS), Single Leg Jump, Modified Counter-movement Jump. The tests were simultaneously recorded using both a marker-based motion capture system and two Kinect v2 cameras using iPi Mocap Studio software.

Results 

Excellent agreement between systems for the flexion/extension range of motion of the shin during all tests and for the thigh abduction/adduction during SLS were seen. For peak angles, results showed excellent agreement for knee flexion. Poor correlation was seen for the rotation movements.

Conclusions 

This study supports the use of dual Kinect v2 configuration with the iPi software as a valid tool for assessment of sagittal and frontal plane hip and knee kinematic parameters but not axial rotation in athletes. 

Other information

Published in: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000441