Age-related joint moment characteristics during normal gait and successful reactive-recovery from unexpected slip perturbations

Gait and Posture

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Liu, Jian ^a   Lockhart, Thurmon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Falls; Inverse dynamics; Joint moment; Locomotion; Slips and falls

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FALLING; GAIT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349155799     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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