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[Indexed for MEDLINE] 20. J Biomech. 2023 Apr;151:111548. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111548. Epub 2023 Mar 17. Lower body kinematics estimation during walking using an accelerometer. Mantashloo Z(1), Abbasi A(2), Tazji MK(1), Pedram MM(3). Author information: (1)Department of Biomechanics and Sports Injuries, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. (2)Department of Biomechanics and Sports Injuries, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: abbasi@khu.ac.ir. (3)Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Measuring and predicting accurate joint angles are important to developing analytical tools to gauge users' progress. Such measurement is usually performed in laboratory settings, which is difficult and expensive. So, the aim of this study was continuous estimation of lower limb joint angles during walking using an accelerometer and random forest (RF). Thus, 73 subjects (26 women and 47 men) voluntarily participated in this study. The subjects walked at the slow, moderate, and fast speeds on a walkway, which was covered with 10 Vicon camera. Acceleration was used as input for a RF to estimate ankle, knee, and hip angles (in transverse, frontal, and sagittal planes). Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and Mean Square Error (MSE) were computed between the experimental and estimated data. Paired statistical parametric mapping (SPM) t-test was used to compare the experimental and estimated data throughout gait cycle. The results of this study showed that the MSE of joint angles between the experimental and estimated data ranged from 0.04 to 24.29 and r > 0.91. Moreover, the findings of SPM indicated that there was no significant difference between the experimental and estimated data of ankle, knee, and hip angles in all three planes throughout gait cycle. The results of our research developed a more accessible, portable procedure to quantifying lower limb joint angles by an accelerometer and RF. So, such wearable-based joint angles have the potential to be used in outside-laboratory settings to measure walking kinematics. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111548