Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1832-1839 , 2008

Intralimb compensation strategy depends on the nature of joint perturbation in human hopping

  • Young-Hui Chang

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  • Ronald A. Roiz

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    • Present address: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 E., Superior St., Room 1746, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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  • Arick G. Auyang

,Accepted 8 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.006

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 41, Issue 9 , Pages 1832-1839 , 2008

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