Toe walking: Muscular demands at the ankle and knee

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-16

  Perry, Jacquelin ^a   Burnfield, Judith M ^a   Gronley, JoAnne K ^a   Mulroy, Sara J ^a  

^a RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Gait; Rehabilitation; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEEL; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; REHABILITATION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TOE;

EID: 0037227872     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2003.50057     Document Type: Article

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