Intersegmental dynamics during the swing phase of gait: A comparison of knee kinetics between 7 year-old children and adults

Gait and Posture

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 499-504

  Ganley, Kathleen J ^a   Powers, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulation; Intersegmental dynamics; Moments; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE;

EID: 33646123790     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.06.013     Document Type: Article

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