Joint loading decreased by inexpensive and minimalist footwear in elderly women with knee osteoarthritis during stair descent

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 368-374

  Sacco, I C N ^a   Trombini Souza, F ^a   Butugan, M K ^a   Passaro A C ^a   Arnone, A C ^a   Fuller, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; SHOE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; SHOES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84859847734     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 21514658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20690     Document Type: Article

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