Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 425-436 , April 2004

Evaluation of the influence of muscle deactivation on other muscles and joints during gait motion

  • Taku Komura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +852-2788-9654; fax: +852-2788-4294
    • ,
  • Przemyslaw Prokopow

      Affiliations

    • Computer and Information Division, Advanced Computing Center, RIKEN, Hirokawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
    • ,
  • Akinori Nagano

      Affiliations

    • Computer and Information Division, Advanced Computing Center, RIKEN, Hirokawa 2-1, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

,Accepted 14 September 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2003.09.022

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 425-436 , April 2004

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