Lower extremity walking mechanics of young individuals with asymptomatic varus knee alignment

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1414-1419

  Barrios, Joaquin A ^a   Davis, Irene S ^a   Higginson, Jill S ^a   Royer, Todd D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Knee osteoarthritis; Varus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; VARUS KNEE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; WALKING;

EID: 70350214628     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20904     Document Type: Article

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