Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 989-994 , December 2010

Age-related differences in lower-limb force–time relation during the push-off in rapid voluntary stepping

  • I. Melzer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    • NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Ma, USA
    • ,
  • T. Krasovsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • L.I.E. Oddsson

      Affiliations

    • Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Sister Kenny Research Center. Minneapolis, USA
    • NeuroMuscular Research Center, Boston University, Boston, Ma, USA
    • ,
  • D.G. Liebermann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 4 November 2009 ,Accepted 20 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.07.009

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 989-994 , December 2010

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