Knee joint kinematics, kinetics and muscle co-contraction in knee osteoarthritis patient gait

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 833-841

  Heiden, Tamika L ^a   Lloyd, David G ^a   Ackland, Timothy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Gait mechanics; Knee extension strength; Knee joint moments

Indexed keywords

CO-CONTRACTION; GAIT MECHANICS; KNEE ADDUCTION MOMENT; KNEE EXTENSION; KNEE EXTENSION STRENGTH; KNEE FLEXIONS; KNEE JOINT KINEMATICS; KNEE JOINT MOMENT; KNEE JOINT MOMENTS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE-JOINT ANGLE; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE CO-CONTRACTION; RADIOGRAPHIC EVIDENCES;

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE; SHRINKAGE;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 70349869337     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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