Influence of speed variation and age on the asymmetry of ground reaction forces and stride parameters of normal gait in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 308-314

  Diop, Mountaga ^a   Rahmani, Abderrehmane ^b   Belli, Alain ^a   Gautheron, Vincent ^a   Geyssant, André ^d   Cottalorda, Jérôme ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b University School of Maine   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Children; Gait analysis; Ground reaction forces; Symmetry index; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DISABILITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FORCE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TREADMILL; VELOCITY;

EID: 4444356425     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-200409000-00005     Document Type: Article

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