Gait analysis of pre- and post-meniscectomy knee: A prospective study

Knee

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 472-477

  Bulgheroni, P ^a   Bulgheroni, M V ^a   Ronga, M ^a   Manelli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait analysis; Knee; Meniscectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MENISCECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MENISCI, TIBIAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36249004404     PISSN: 09680160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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