Prevalence of Gait Features in Healthy Adolescents and Adults

Abstract

Gait is the movement pattern during locomotion; a key element is its dynamic and repetitive nature [1,2]. Forensic gait analysis is the identification of individuals by gait style and other characteristic features of their walk [3]. It involves the recognition and comparison of gait characteristics to assist in identification. This process generally involves in-depth examination of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage by a gait specialist for gait patterns and features. Forensic gait analysis was used for the first time in criminal law in the case of R. v. Saunders in The Old Bailey Central Court, London, UK, on July 12, 2000 [4]. Haydn Kelly, a gait specialist, was able to identify the prime suspect as the jewelry thief from CCTV footage. Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:27-33 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.27