Methodology for determining the sensitivity of swing leg toe clearance and leg length to swing leg joint angles during gait

Gait and Posture

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 493-501

  Moosabhoy, Mufadal A ^a   Gard, Steven A ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Floor clearance; Gait analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Swing phase; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LEG; LEG LENGTH; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG; MALE; TOES;

EID: 33750424526     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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