Are knee mechanics during early stance related to tibial stress fracture in runners?

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 697-703

  Milner, Clare E ^a   Hamill, Joseph ^b   Davis, Irene ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d Drayer Physical Therapy Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Ground reaction force; Kinematics; Kinetics; Tibial shock

Indexed keywords

BONE; RISK ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FEMALES; GROUND REACTION FORCES; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIAL SHOCKS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RUNNING; STRESS FRACTURE; TIBIA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; RUNNING; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34249305453     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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