Interaction of leg stiffness and surface stiffness during human hopping

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-22

  Ferris, Daniel P ^a   Farley, Claire T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; motor control; running; spring mass model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; KINESIOLOGY; LEG MOVEMENT; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RUNNING;

EID: 0031019472     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.1.15     Document Type: Article

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