Sex differences in whole body gait kinematics at preferred speeds

Gait and Posture

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 540-545

  Bruening, Dustin A ^a   Frimenko, Rebecca E ^b   Goodyear, Chuck D ^b   Bowden, David R ^a   Fullenkamp, Adam M ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Infoscitex: A DCS Company   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Gender recognition; Locomotion; Pelvic obliquity; Torso sway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; TRUNK; WALKING SPEED; ANKLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WALKING;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TORSO; WALKING;

EID: 84933674782     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: 18792219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.12.011     Document Type: Article

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