Lateral wedges alter mediolateral load distributions at the knee joint in obese individuals

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 665-671

  Russell, Elizabeth M ^a   Miller, Ross H ^a,b   Umberger, Brian R ^a   Hamill, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

gait; knee osteoarthritis; lateral wedge; modeling; obese

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSIS; GAIT; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOOT ORTHOSES; GAIT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; TIBIA; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875217771     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: 1554527X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.22248     Document Type: Article

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