I broke my hip a few years ago in a bike crash and have had to have 3 surgeries over the course of the past several years.

I have done PT and massage and yoga and acupuncture and chiropractic.... It got better initially but then things headed in the other direction and only got worse.

Long story short my gait and pedal stroke are messed up.

I'm wondering if a power meter is sensitive enough to pick up on deficiencies in my pedal stroke so I could use it like biofeedback to ccorrect my problems.

My sense is that any dual-sided system would be sensitive enough to pick up on any significant differences. The question is whether, after 3 surgeries, you are really capable/should be attempting to pedal in a perfectly symmetrical manner.

Personally, after a hip fracture, two surgeries, significant loss of muscle mass in that leg, and ~2 decades of adaptation, I have chosen to accept that one leg will always be "punchier" and will contribute a bit more power, especially during sub-FTP exercise.

Have you considered riding on oldschool rollers instead? The powermeter may help you quantify the magnitude of the difference, but maybe riding on rollers will make you become more even.

Having no experience with rollers do you mind explaining how so?

I'm not at all sure what you mean by "punish a harsh or imbalanced pedal stroke." I ride rollers, and I have an uneven pedal stroke -- I've had two injuries to my right foot/ankle that have affected range of motion and stability. I can hear a definite difference in the sound of the rollers that corresponds to my right and left downstrokes.

I ignore the asymmetry and just ride.

Like I said I don't really know, and the only thing I'm sure of is that rollers can be fun. But people who first ride rollers do thinks like bounce up and down wildly or swing back and forth laterally wildly. Some of that is likely just simple steering over-correction due to the different balancing dynamics of road vs. roller. But some of it is possibly due to the pedal stroke. I think. I'm not sure, that's just my impression. Particularly when doing super high cadence, etc.

I could be wrong because people can smoothly do single-leg drills on rollers too. An exaggeration of your issue. (though single leg rollers takes practice)

I could be completely wrong, it's just there are experienced tracking cycling people who swear that it improves the pedal stroke. And others who swear it improves nothing but the ability to ride rollers.

On the other hand, maybe your sound cue could be helpful. Eliminate the sound! (for issues that are fixable, and not possibly permanent issues like it sounds like yours may be).

While I have your expertise online, in your knowledge/practice, is cadence trainable? (for tracking cycling purposes where I have to pick a gearing, and increasing effective cadence range can be a competitive advantage).

is cadence trainable? (for tracking cycling purposes where I have to pick a gearing, and increasing effective cadence range can be a competitive advantage).