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Analysis of gait: A method of measurement

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Over the years, locomotion has been explained in many terms. In the clinic, the principal motions of ambulation are determined by observable gait patterns. In order to understand these gait patterns, we must look at gait on a biomechanical level.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

    E. N. Zuniga & L. A. Leavitt

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Zuniga, E.N., Leavitt, L.A. (1974). Analysis of gait: A method of measurement. In: Nelson, R.C., Morehouse, C.A. (eds) Biomechanics IV. International Series on Sport Sciences. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02612-8_12

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