Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2288-2293 , 26 August 2010

Response of able-bodied persons to changes in shoe rocker radius during walking: Changes in ankle kinematics to maintain a consistent roll-over shape

  • Charles C. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Evanston, IL, USA
  • ,
  • Andrew H. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive (151), Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive (151), Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. Tel.: +16124672910; fax: +16127252093.

,Accepted 29 April 2010.

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PII: S0021-9290(10)00260-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.04.036

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2288-2293 , 26 August 2010