Effect of simulating leg length inequality on pelvic torsion and trunk mobility

Gait and Posture

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-223

  Young, Rebecca S ^a   Andrew, Paul D ^b   Cummings, Gordon S ^c  

^a Carolinas Hospital System   (United States)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iliac crest heights; Leg length inequality; Pelvic torsion; Trunk mobility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PELVIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TILTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; PELVIS; POSTURE;

EID: 0034012132     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(00)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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