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Technique to reduce the minimum toe clearance of young adults during walking to simulate the risk of tripping of the elderly

The elderly gait encompasses several disorders, including a lower minimum toe clearance (MTC) to the ground, which is a potential cause of tripping and falling while walking. Devices that assist in the MTC could reduce such risks. However, the development of effective assistive methods and their eva...

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Autores principales: Ullauri, Jessica Beltran, Akiyama, Yasuhiro, Okamoto, Shogo, Yamada, Yoji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31188860
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217336