Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1987-1994 , 2008

New insights into the plantar pressure correlates of walking speed using pedobarographic statistical parametric mapping (pSPM)

  • Todd C. Pataky

      Affiliations

    • HACB, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441517945500.
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  • Paolo Caravaggi

      Affiliations

    • HACB, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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  • Russell Savage

      Affiliations

    • HACB, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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  • Daniel Parker

      Affiliations

    • HACB, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK
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  • John Y. Goulermas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, UK
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  • William I. Sellers

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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  • Robin H. Crompton

      Affiliations

    • HACB, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Sherrington Buildings, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK

,Accepted 25 March 2008.

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PII: S0021-9290(08)00151-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.034

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1987-1994 , 2008

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