A functional knee brace alters joint torque and power patterns during walking and running

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 583-588

  DeVita, Paul ^a   Torry, Michael ^b   Glover, Kathryn L ^b   Speroni, David L ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL injury; Gait; Knee brace; Running; Walking

Indexed keywords

BRACES (FOR LIMBS AND JOINTS); FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LIGAMENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; TORQUE;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT (ACL); FUNCTIONAL KNEE BRACE; JOINT TORQUE;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; BRACE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; KNEE; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 0030152248     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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