Uphill walking with a simple exoskeleton: plantarflexion assistance leads to proximal adaptations.

Galle, S; Malcolm, P; Derave, W; De Clercq, D

Galle, S; Malcolm, P; Derave, W; De Clercq, D.

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Galle S; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: samuel.galle@ugent.be.
Malcolm P; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: philippe.malcolm@ugent.be.
Derave W; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: wim.derave@ugent.be.
De Clercq D; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: dirk.declercq@ugent.be.

Gait Posture ; 41(1): 246-51, 2015 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25455436

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Adaptation, Physiological/physiology; Gait/physiology; Muscle, Skeletal/physiology; Orthotic Devices; Robotics/methods; Walking/physiology; Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography; Exercise Test; Female; Humans

Key words

Exoskeleton; Locomotion; Metabolic cost; Robotics; Uphill walking

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Orthotic Devices / Robotics / Adaptation, Physiological / Walking / Muscle, Skeletal / Gait Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Gait Posture Journal subject: ORTOPEDIA Year: 2015 Type: Article

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