Sagittal and frontal plane joint mechanics throughout the stance phase of walking in adolescents who are obese

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 263-268

  McMillan, A G ^a   Pulver, A M E ^a   Collier, D N ^b   Williams, D S B ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Biomechanics; Obesity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BONES OF THE LEG AND FOOT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBESITY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; OBESITY; WALKING;

EID: 77954658403     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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