The influence of increasing steady-state walking speed on muscle activity in below-knee amputees

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-161

  Fey, N P ^a   Silverman, A K ^a   Neptune, R R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Gait; Transtibial amputee

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; STEADY STATE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMPS; AMPUTEES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; WALKING;

EID: 71349085930     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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