Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 872-876 , December 2009

Changes in running kinematics and kinetics in response to a rockered shoe intervention

  • Katherine A. Boyer

      Affiliations

    • Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
    • Bone and Joint RR&D, VA Palo Alto Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 219 Durand, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-4038, USA.
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  • Thomas P. Andriacchi

      Affiliations

    • Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
    • Bone and Joint RR&D, VA Palo Alto Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Received 5 February 2009 ,Accepted 10 August 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00191-0

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.003

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 872-876 , December 2009

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