Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3314-3324 , 2007

Muscular coordination of knee motion during the terminal-swing phase of normal gait

  • Allison S. Arnold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5450, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +16174891016; fax: +16507241922.
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  • Darryl G. Thelen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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  • Michael H. Schwartz

      Affiliations

    • Center for Gait and Motion Analysis, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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  • Frank C. Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5450, USA
    • ,
  • Scott L. Delp

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioengineering, Stanford University, 318 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5450, USA
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

,Accepted 1 May 2007.

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PII: S0021-9290(07)00199-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.05.006

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 15 , Pages 3314-3324 , 2007

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