Massive weight loss-induced mechanical plasticity in obese gait

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1391-1399

  Hortobágyi, Tibor ^a,c   Herring, Cortney ^a   Pories, Walter J ^b   Rider, Patrick ^a   De Vita, Paul ^a  

^a Department of Exercise and Sport Science ^*  (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Locomotion; Metabolic surgery; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; KINETICS; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAIT; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KINETICS; KNEE JOINT; OBESITY, MORBID; TORQUE; WALKING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 81355163648     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00291.2011     Document Type: Article

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