An upper extremity inverse dynamics model for pediatric Lofstrand crutch-assisted gait

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2162-2167

  Slavens, Brooke A ^a,b   Bhagchandani, Neha ^c   Wang, Mei ^c,d,e   Smith, Peter A ^b   Harris, Gerald F ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c Marquette University   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Crutches; Gait; Inverse dynamics; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE DEVICES; CEREBRAL PALSY; FLEXION MOMENTS; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; GAIT; INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY; INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BIOMECHANICS; INVERSE DYNAMICS; JOINT REACTION FORCES; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERRORS; SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM; UPPER EXTREMITY;

BIOMECHANICS; DYNAMICS; ERGONOMICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; DYNAMICS; ELBOW; FORCE TRANSDUCER; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; LOFSTRAND CRUTCH; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WALKING AID; WRIST;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CRUTCHES; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79960269723     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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