Mechanical energy transfer during gait in relation to strength impairment and pathology in elderly women

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 324-333

  McGibbon, Chris A ^a   Puniello, Michael S ^a   Krebs, David E ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional limitations; Gait analysis; Mechanical energy transfer; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; GAIT ANALYSIS; JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ORTHOPAEDIC IMPAIREMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DISABLED PERSONS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0035021101     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(01)00004-3     Document Type: Article

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