Effects of limb-length discrepancy on gait economy and lower-extremity muscle activity in older adults

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 907-915

  Gurney, B ^a   Mermier, C ^a   Robergs, R ^a   Gibson, A ^a   Rivero, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL;

EID: 0034999088     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200106000-00013     Document Type: Article

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