Optimum ratio of upper to lower limb lengths in hand-carrying of a load under the assumption of frequency coordination

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-252

  Wang, W J ^a   Crompton, R H ^a   Li, Y ^a   Gunther, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Frequency; Load; Optimal; Ratio of upper to lower limb length

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

INTERMEMBRAL INDEX (IMI);

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARM; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HAND; LEG; LEG LENGTH; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; HAND; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; LOWER EXTREMITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERIODICITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; UPPER EXTREMITY; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037303523     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00315-9     Document Type: Article

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