Increasing obstacle height and decreasing toe-obstacle distance affect the joint moments of the stance limb differently when stepping over an obstacle

Gait and Posture

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 186-204

  Chou, Li Shan ^a   Draganich, Louis F ^a  

^a Dept Surg MC 3079 5841 S M ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Foot placement; Gait; Joint moment; Obstacle; Toe obstacle distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GAIT; HEIGHT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0032428857     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(98)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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