Racial differences in gait mechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 463-469

  Sims, Ershela L ^a   Keefe, Francis J ^a   Kraus, Virginia B ^a   Guilak, Farshid ^a   Queen, Robin M ^a   Schmitt, Daniel ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Gait; Osteoarthritis; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 77649260463     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327442     Document Type: Article

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