Ageing effects on knee and ankle joint angles at key events and phases of the gait cycle

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 382-389

  Begg, R K ^a   Sparrow, W A ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Elderly; Gait analysis; Joint angles; Kinematics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MOTION PLANNING;

ABSORPTION PHASES; ELDERLY PARTICIPANTS; ENERGY GENERATION; JOINT ANGLES;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 33750390859     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900500445353     Document Type: Article

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