A mechanism for balancing the human body on the hips

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1757-1759

  Aspden, R M ^a   Rudman, K E ^a   Meakin, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balance; Equilibrium; Hip; Loading; Stability

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ENGINEERING; LOADING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; STABILITY;

ARTHROPLASTY; BALANCE; ILIO-FEMORAL LIGAMENT; MINIMAL MUSCULAR FORCES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; HIP; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LIGAMENT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; HIP; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURE;

EID: 33744550599     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.028     Document Type: Article

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