The influence of heel height on utilized coefficient of friction during walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-110

  Blanchette, Mark G ^a   Brault, John R ^b   Powers, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Semper Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; High heels; Slips; Utilized coefficient of friction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCE; FRICTION; HEEL; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; KNEE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FRICTION; GAIT; HEEL; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; VIDEO RECORDING; WALKING;

EID: 79957449612     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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