Mechanics and energetics of swinging the human leg

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 439-445

  Doke, Jiro ^a   Donelan, J Maxwell ^b   Kuo, Arthur D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Force production; Locomotion; Metabolic energy; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; LEG; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; LEG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT;

EID: 14644424027     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01408     Document Type: Article

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