Low vision affects dynamic stability of gait

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 547-551

  Hallemans, Ann ^a,b   Ortibus, Els ^c   Meire, Francoise ^d   Aerts, Peter ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gait; Kinematics; Locomotion; Low vision; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRUNK; VELOCITY; VISUAL DISORDER; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149467150     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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