Longitudinal changes in knee joint biomechanics during level walking following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery

Gait and Posture

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-171

  Webster, Kate E ^a   Feller, Julian A ^a,b   Wittwer, Joanne E ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HEALTHCARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

ACL; Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Gait analysis; Knee; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 84862860813     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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