The influence of mechanically and physiologically imposed stiff-knee gait patterns on the energy cost of walking

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Lewek, Michael D ^a,b   Osborn, Abigail J ^a   Wutzke, Clinton J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Gait; Oxygen consumption; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855520442     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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