Gait cinematic analysis in morbidly obese patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1238-1242

  De Souza, Shirley Aparecida Fabris ^a   Faintuch, Joel ^b   Valezi, Antonio Carlos ^a   Sant Anna, Antonio Fernando ^a   Gama Rodrigues, Joaquim José ^b   De Batista Fonseca, Inês Cristina ^a   Souza, Roger Burgo ^a   Senhorini, Roger Christian ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Universitário ^*

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Morbid obesity; Obesity; Orthopedics; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORBID OBESITY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; OUTPATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING SPEED;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; WALKING;

EID: 27644480302     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089205774512627     Document Type: Article

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