DocumentCode
2181986
Title
Comparison of locomotion on hands and knees and crutch walking
Author
Bajd, Tadej ; Kralj, Alojz
Author_Institution
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Ljubljana Univ., Slovenia
Volume
2
fYear
1996
fDate
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Firstpage
473
Abstract
Human crawling was studied as a model of crutch assisted walking. It was hypothesized that similar rhythmic reciprocal movements of arms and legs occur in both types of locomotion. The most relevant difference was found in the existence of the unstable states occurring during the locomotion on hands and knees, while the crutch walking was statically stable
Keywords
biomechanics; mechanical stability; orthotics; arms; crutch assisted walking; handicapped persons; legs; locomotion on hands/knees; rhythmic reciprocal movements; Arm; Coordinate measuring machines; Energy efficiency; Extremities; Humans; Knee; Leg; Legged locomotion; Neuromuscular stimulation; Position measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3811-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651822
Filename
651822
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