Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 833-841 , December 2009

Knee joint kinematics, kinetics and muscle co-contraction in knee osteoarthritis patient gait

  • Tamika L. Heiden

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: School of Sports Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
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  • David G. Lloyd

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Timothy R. Ackland

Received 10 December 2008 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.08.005

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 833-841 , December 2009

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