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Effects of methods of descending stairs forwards versus backwards on knee joint force in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a clinical controlled study
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* Corresponding author: Masaki Hasegawa m-hasegawa@pu-hiroshima.ac.jp
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1 Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Prefectural University of Hiroshima, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-0053, Japan
2 Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Hyogo Rehabilitation Center, 1070 Akebono-Cho, Nishi-Ku, Kobe City, Hyogo 651-2181, Japan
3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kousei General Hospital, 2-5-1 Enichi-cho, Mihara City, Hiroshima 723-8686, Japan
4 Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo 654-0142, Japan
Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology 2010, 2:14 doi:10.1186/1758-2555-2-14
Published: 11 June 2010Additional files
Additional file 1:
Results - Angle-. FD: Forward descending, BD: Backward descending. HFA: Hip flexion angle. KFA: Knee flexion angle. ADA: Ankle dorsal flexion angle.
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Additional file 2:
Results -Moment-. FD: Forward descending, BD: Backward descending. HEM: Hip extension moment. KEM: Knee extension moment. APM: Ankle plantar flexion moment.
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Additional file 3:
Results -Joint Force-. FD: Forward descending, BD: Backward descending. KJF-LR: Knee Joint force loading response. KJF-Max: Knee Joint force maximum.
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