Leg and joint stiffness in patients with bilateral medial knee osteoarthritis during level walking

Journal of Mechanics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Wei, I P ^a   Hsu, W C ^b   Chien, H L ^b   Chang, C F ^b   Liu, Y H ^b   Ho, T J ^a   Wang, T M ^b,c   Lin, J G ^a   Lu, T W ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kinematics and kinetics; Knee; Lower extremity; OA; Stiffness; Walking gait

Indexed keywords

GAIT ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

CONTROL STABILITY; INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; JOINT KINEMATICS; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOWER EXTREMITY; SPATIAL PATTERNS; WALKING GAIT;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 67651033988     PISSN: 17277191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1727719100002732     Document Type: Article

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