Age-associated gait patterns and the role of lower extremity strength - Results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 474-479

  Ko, Seung uk ^a   Stenholm, Sari ^b   Metter, E Jeffrey ^c   Ferrucci, Luigi ^c  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult lifespan; Aging in gait; Ankle function; Knee strength; Stride width

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE; LEG; LIFESPAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANKLE; BALTIMORE; FEMALE; GAIT; HIP; HUMANS; KNEE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 84864952644     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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