Knee joint kinematics in gait and other functional activities measured using flexible electrogoniometry: How much knee motion is sufficient for normal daily life?

Gait and Posture

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-155

  Rowe, P J ^a   Myles, C M ^a,c   Walker, C ^b   Nutton, R ^c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Prncs Margaret Rose Orthoped Hosp   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrogoniometry; Functional activity; Gait; Kinematics; Knee; Motion; Movement; Orthopaedics; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GAIT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TECHNIQUE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0034307636     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6362(00)00060-6     Document Type: Article

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