The importance of swing-phase initial conditions in stiff-knee gait

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1111-1116

  Goldberg, Saryn R ^a   Õunpuu, Sylvia ^b   Delp, Scott L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Forward dynamic simulation; Gait; Knee flexion; Swing phase

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAIT ANALYSIS; MUSCLE;

STIFF-KNEE GAIT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNEE FUNCTION; LIMB; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TOE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0038386272     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(03)00106-4     Document Type: Article

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