The effects of sloped surfaces on locomotion: A kinematic and kinetic analysis

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1621-1628

  Lay, Andrea N ^a,b   Hass, Chris J ^c   Gregor, Robert J ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Kinematics; Kinetics; Neural control; Slope walking

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; GAIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; KINEMATICS; REACTION KINETICS; WALKING AIDS;

NEURAL CONTROL; POSTURAL CHANGES; SLOPE WALKING;

BIPED LOCOMOTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOE; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 33744542378     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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