Biomechanics of the double rocker sole shoe: Gait kinematics and kinetics

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VII, Issue , 2004, Pages 5107-5110

  Long, J T ^a   Sirota, N ^a   Klein, J P ^b   Wertsch, J J ^b   Janisse, D ^c   Harris, G F ^a  

^a Orthoped and Rehab Eng Center   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c National Pedorthic Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Diabetes; Gait; Rehabilitation; Rocker sole shoe

Indexed keywords

AMBULATION; DIABETES; MOTION ANALYSIS; ROCKER SOLE SHOE;

DATA REDUCTION; DISEASES; GAIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ORTHOPEDICS; WALKING AIDS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 11144318687     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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