Gait analysis methods for rodent models of arthritic disorders: reviews and recommendations

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1837-1849

  Lakes, E H ^a   Allen, K D ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Gait; Kinematic; Kinetic; Rodent; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; KINEMATICS; KINETICS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RODENT; SCORING SYSTEM; ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; GAIT; KINETICS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84962723425     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.03.008     Document Type: Review

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