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A preliminary study was conducted in a laboratory setting with healthy adults. Knee ROM data was measured with the BPMpathway e-rehabilitation system and simultaneously with a BIOPAC twin-axis digital goniometer. The main outcome was the root mean squared error (RMSE). A 20% increase or reduction in sitting height led to a RMSE increase. A ventral shift of the BPMpathway sensor by 45\u00b0 and 90\u00b0 caused significant measurement errors. A vertical shift was associated with a diminution of the measurement errors. The lowest RMSE (2.4\u00b0) was achieved when the sensor was placed below the knee. The knee ROM data measured by the BPMpathway system is comparable to the data of the concurrent system, provided the instructions of the manufacturer are respected concerning the sitting position of the subject for knee exercises, and disregarding the same instructions for sensor positioning, by placing the sensor directly below the knee.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s20082237","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,16]],"date-time":"2020-04-16T05:15:41Z","timestamp":1587014141000},"page":"2237","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Sensor Positioning Influences the Accuracy of Knee Rom Data of an E-Rehabilitation System: A Preliminary Study with Healthy Subjects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3216-6382","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos J.","family":"Marques","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Science Office of the Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Department, Schoen Clinic Hamburg Eilbek, Dehnhaide 120, D-22081 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Bauer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dafne","family":"Grimaldo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Steffen","family":"Tabeling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Timo","family":"Weber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexander","family":"Ehlert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexandre H.","family":"Mendes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Juergen","family":"Lorenz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"Lampe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Science Office of the Orthopedic and Joint Replacement Department, Schoen Clinic Hamburg Eilbek, Dehnhaide 120, D-22081 Hamburg, Germany"},{"name":"Faculty of Life Sciences at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 19, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1508","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)60457-7","article-title":"The operation of the century: Total hip replacement","volume":"370","author":"Learmonth","year":"2007","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1672","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(18)32344-4","article-title":"Knee replacement","volume":"392","author":"Price","year":"2018","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"594","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joca.2014.12.022","article-title":"Future projections of total hip and knee arthroplasty in the UK: Results from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink","volume":"23","author":"Culliford","year":"2015","journal-title":"Osteoarthr. 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