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Video motion capture lacks clinical validation, review finds

A scoping review of 117 studies published between January 2015 and February 2026 found that video-based markerless motion capture is not yet a viable replacement for traditional marker-based systems in clinical settings. While sagittal lower-limb agreement is around 5-6 degrees, it falls short of clinical acceptability, and validation for out-of-plane kinematics, kinetics, and pathological populations is scarce. The review highlights a significant gap between emerging computer-vision advancements and their integration into validated biomechanical studies, suggesting future research should focus on these areas to improve clinical relevance. AI

IMPACT This review highlights limitations in current AI-driven motion capture for clinical use, indicating a need for further research and development in AI architectures for biomechanics.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper (a scoping review) on a specific technical topic. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Florian Delaplace (LAMHESS, CHU), Elodie Piche (LAMHESS), Fr\'ed\'eric Chorin (IUF, LAMHESS), Raphael Zory (IUF, LAMHESS) ·

    Video-Based Markerless Motion Capture for Clinical and Rehabilitation Biomechanics: A PRISMA-ScR Scoping Review of Validated Architectures, Clinical Readiness, and Emerging Methods

    arXiv:2609.18667v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Background.. Video-based markerless motion capture promises movement analysis without the cost, space and skin-marker constraints of optoelectronic systems, with particular potential for clinical and rehabilitation settings. Whether…