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The Edinburgh Visual Gait Score (EVGS) is an effective tool for observational gait analysis, but human scoring of videos can take over 20 min and requires experienced observers. This research developed an algorithmic implementation of the EVGS from handheld smartphone video to enable automatic scoring. Participant walking was video recorded at 60 Hz using a smartphone, and body keypoints were identified using the OpenPose BODY25 pose estimation model. An algorithm was developed to identify foot events and strides, and EVGS parameters were determined at relevant gait events. Stride detection was accurate within two to five frames. The level of agreement between the algorithmic and human reviewer EVGS results was strong for 14 of 17 parameters, and the algorithmic EVGS results were highly correlated (r &gt; 0.80, \u201cr\u201d represents the Pearson correlation coefficient) to the ground truth values for 8 of the 17 parameters. This approach could make gait analysis more accessible and cost-effective, particularly in areas without gait assessment expertise. 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