The influence of heel height on patellofemoral joint kinetics during walking

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-275

  Ho, Kai Yu ^a   Blanchette, Mark G ^a   Powers, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; High heels; Patellofemoral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HIGH HEELED SHOES; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOE;

BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WALKING;

EID: 84862837718     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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