A novel gait platform to measure isolated plantar metatarsal forces during walking

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2017-2021

  Chen, Wen Ming ^a   Vee Sin Lee, Peter ^b   Park, Seung Bum ^c   Lee, Sung Jae ^d   Phyau Wui Shim, Victor ^a   Lee, Taeyong ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Footwear Biomechanics Team   (South Korea)

^d Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forefoot's plantar surface; Gait platform; Metatarsal head; Shear force

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS; ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; METATARSAL HEAD; PEAK FORCE; PLANTAR SURFACES; RESEARCH TOOLS; SHEAR FORCE; TACTILE FORCES;

SENSORS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PLANTARIS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SHEAR STRESS; TACTILE STIMULATION; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; METATARSAL BONES; WALKING;

EID: 77954145161     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.03.036     Document Type: Article

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