Gait asymmetry in patients with limb length discrepancy

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-56

  Perttunen, J R ^a   Anttila, E ^b   Sodergard J ^b   Merikanto, J ^c   Komi, P V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gait; Ground reaction forces; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRESSURE; RECORDING; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING SPEED;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRESSURE; WALKING;

EID: 2442593115     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2003.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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