Using induced accelerations to understand knee stability during gait of individuals with muscle weakness

Gait and Posture

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-440

  Siegel, Karen Lohmann ^a   Kepple, Thomas M ^a   Stanhope, Steven J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Gait; Motor control; Quadriceps femoris; Weakness

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAIT; GRAVITY; HIP; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INSTABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 33646484944     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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