Improved agreement of foot segmental power and rate of energy change during gait: Inclusion of distal power terms and use of three-dimensional models

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 823-827

  Siegel, Karen Lohmann ^a   Kepple, Thomas M ^a   Caldwell, Graham E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Foot; Gait; Mechanical energy; Power

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FOOT SEGMENTAL POWER;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING;

EID: 0343431413     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(96)83336-7     Document Type: Article

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