Whole limb kinematics are preferentially conserved over individual joint kinematics after peripheral nerve injury

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3511-3521

  Chang, Young Hui ^a,b   Auyang, Arick G ^b   Scholz, John R ^c   Richard Nichols, T ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Nerve injury; Reinnervation; Walking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CAT; INJURY; INNERVATION; JOINT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; EXTREMITIES; JOINTS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350236576     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033886     Document Type: Article

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