Gait & Posture
Volume 32, Issue 2 , Pages 149-154 , June 2010

Gait adaptations in response to perturbations in adults with Down syndrome

  • Beth A. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Balance Disorders Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Oregon Health and Science University, 505 NW 185th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006, United States. Tel.: +1 503 418 2604; fax: +1 503 418 2701.
    • ,
  • James A. Ashton-Miller

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Research Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
    • ,
  • Beverly D. Ulrich

      Affiliations

    • Developmental Neuromotor Control Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Received 22 September 2009 ,Revised 22 March 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.04.004

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