Original investigation correlated joint fluctuations can influence the selection of steady state gait patterns in the elderly

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 435-440

  Kurz, Max J ^a   Stergiou, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gait; Markov modeling; Nonlinear dynamics; Variability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEADY STATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MARKOV CHAINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33750327397     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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