Forces transmitted in the knee joint during stair ascent and descent

Journal of Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Lu, T W ^a   Lu, C H ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knee mechanics; Ligament force; Locomotion; Muscle force; Stair activities

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; DISEASES; LIGAMENTS; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

KNEE MECHANICS; LIGAMENT FORCE; MUSCLE FORCE; STAIR ACTIVITIES;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 33846196137     PISSN: 17277191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1727719100000940     Document Type: Article

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