Effects of short-term brace wearing on the pendulum-like mechanism of walking in healthy subjects

Gait and Posture

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 703-707

  Mahaudens, Philippe ^a,b   Banse, Xavier ^b   Detrembleur, Christine ^b  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy cost; Gait; Orthosis; Scoliosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BRACE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMANS; PELVIS; SHOULDER; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 52349111037     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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