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Healthy younger and older adults control foot placement to avoid small obstacles during gait primarily by modulating step width
BACKGROUND: Falls are a significant problem in the older population. Most falls occur during gait, which is primarily regulated by foot placement. Variability of foot placement has been associated with falls, but these associations are inconsistent and generally for smooth, level flooring. This stud...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23034093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-9-69 |