Comparing knee joint kinematics, kinetics and cumulative load between healthy-weight and obese young adults

One of the most poorly understood co-morbidities associated with obesity is the pathway to osteoarthritis of the knee. To implement appropriate preventative strategies, it is important to explore how obesity is a causal factor for osteoarthritis. The present research compared the kinematics and kine...

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Main Author: MacLean, Kathleen Frances Evangeline
Language:en
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5955