A treadmill-based system for measuring symmetry of gait

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-222

  Draper, Edward R C ^a  

^a Acad Dept Anaesthesia Intensive C   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forceplate; Gait analysis; Gait symmetry; Loading; Peak force; Stance phase; Treadmill; Unloading

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; FORCE MEASUREMENT;

GAIT SYMMETRY;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MEASUREMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIBIAL FRACTURES; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034173921     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(00)00026-6     Document Type: Article

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