HipGuard: A Wearable Measurement System for Patients Recovering from a Hip Operation

Iso-Ketola, Pekka and Karinsalo, Tapio and Vanhala, Jukka (2008) HipGuard: A Wearable Measurement System for Patients Recovering from a Hip Operation. In: 2nd International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.

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This paper presents a wearable measurement system for patients recovering from a hip replacement operation. The system, called HipGuard, is intended to be used at home during the recovery period of eight to 12 weeks after the surgery. The system measures the posture of the patient and also monitors

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Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2026 08:57
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URI: http://eprints.eai.eu/id/eprint/2588

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