Differences in the gait characteristics of people with diabetes and transmetatarsal amputation compared with age-matched controls

Gait and Posture

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Mueller, Michael J ^a   Salsich, Gretchen B ^a   Bastian, Amy J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Diabetes; Foot; Human; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOOT AMPUTATION; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE;

EID: 0032077606     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(98)00015-0     Document Type: Article

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