Weight, rather than obesity distribution, explains peak external knee adduction moment during level gait

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 180-191

  Segal, N A ^a   Yack, H J ^a   Khole, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Adduction moment; Gait analysis; Knee osteoarthritis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KNEE ADDUCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OVERWEIGHT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 62549118315     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e318198b51b     Document Type: Article

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