Obstacle crossing in older adults with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis

Gait and Posture

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 553-559

  Lu, Tung Wu ^a   Chen, Hao Ling ^a   Wang, Ting Ming ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gait; Joint kinematics; Joint kinetics; Knee osteoarthritis; Lower limb; Obstacle crossing

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 34548700810     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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