Gait & Posture
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , January 2007

Determination of subtalar joint axis location by restriction of talocrural joint motion

  • Gregory S. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 29 Recreation Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
    • ,
  • Kevin A. Kirby

      Affiliations

    • California School of Podiatric Medicine, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
    • ,
  • Stephen J. Piazza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 29 Recreation Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
    • Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 814 865 3413; fax: +1 814 863 4755.

Received 15 November 2005 ,Revised 23 December 2005 ,Accepted 3 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2006.01.001

Gait & Posture
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , January 2007

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