The effect of simulated hamstring shortening on gait in normal subjects

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-96

  Whitehead, C L ^a   Hillman, S J ^b   Richardson, A M ^c   Hazlewood, M E ^c   Robb, J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Anderson Gait Analysis Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gait; Hamstring length; Hamstrings; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BRACE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; GAIT; HAMSTRING; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; STANDING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADULT; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; ROTATION; TENDONS; WALKING;

EID: 34247194658     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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