Human walking isn't all hard work: Evidence of soft tissue contributions to energy dissipation and return

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 4257-4264

  Zelik, Karl E ^a   Kuo, Arthur D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Mechanical work; Soft tissue; Walking biomechanics; Wobbling mass

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 78650066837     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.044297     Document Type: Article

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