Gait and neuromuscular pattern changes are associated with differences in knee osteoarthritis severity levels

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 868-876

  Astephen, Janie L ^a   Deluzio, Kevin J ^b   Caldwell, Graham E ^c   Dunbar, Michael J ^a   Hubley Kozey, Cheryl L ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Gait analysis; Knee osteoarthritis; Severity

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; KINEMATICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURGERY;

KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDIAL GASTROCNEMIUS; NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT DEGENERATION; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WALKING;

EID: 39649103620     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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