Electronically augmented gait abnormality assessment following lower extremity trauma.

Background: Objective evaluation of patient outcomes has become an essential component of patient management. Along with patient-reported outcomes, performance-based measures (PBMs) such as gait analysis are an important part of this evaluation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of utilizing a wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) in an outpatient clinic setting to assess its ability to provide clinically relevant data in patients with altered gait resulting from lower extremity trauma.