A new measure of trip risk integrating minimum foot clearance and dynamic stability across the swing phase of gait.

Schulz, Brian W

Schulz, Brian W.

Affiliation

Schulz BW; VA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States. Electronic address: Brian.Schulz@va.gov.

J Biomech ; 55: 107-112, 2017 04 11.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28302314

Subject(s)

Accidental Falls; Floors and Floorcoverings; Foot/physiology; Gait/physiology; Mechanical Phenomena; Accidental Falls/prevention & control; Adolescent; Adult; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Humans; Kinetics; Male; Risk Assessment; Young Adult

Key words

Dynamic stability; Fallers; Irregular floor; Minimum toe clearance; Obstacles; Older adults; Tripping

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Accidental Falls / Mechanical Phenomena / Floors and Floorcoverings / Foot / Gait Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Biomech Year: 2017 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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