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Dynamic Principles of Gait and Their Clinical Implications

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Kuo, Arthur D., Donelan, J. Maxwell·2010·Physical Therapy
DOI 10.2522/ptj.20090125
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A healthy gait pattern depends on an array of biomechanical features, orchestrated by the central nervous system for economy and stability. Injuries and other pathologies can alter these features and result in substantial gait deficits, often with detrimental consequences for energy expenditure and balance. An understanding of the role of biomechanics in the generation of healthy gait, therefore, can provide insight into these deficits. This article examines the basic principles of gait from the standpoint of dynamic walking, an approach that combines an inverted pendulum model of the stance leg with a pendulum model of the swing leg and its impact with the ground. The heel-strike at the end of each step has dynamic effects that can contribute to a periodic gait and its passive stability. Biomechanics, therefore, can account for much of the gait pattern, with additional motor inputs that are important for improving economy and stability. The dynamic walking approach can predict the consequences of disruptions to normal biomechanics, and the associated observations can help explain some aspects of impaired gait. This article reviews the basic principles of dynamic walking and the associated experimental evidence for healthy gait and then considers how the principles may be applied to clinical gait pathologies.

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Authors
Kuo, A. D., & Donelan, J. M.
Venue
Physical Therapy
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2010-02-01
Volume
90
Issue
2
Pages
157-174
ISSN
  • 0031-9023 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-6724
DOI
10.2522/ptj.20090125
OpenAlex
W2064378669
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485
References
75
FWCI
30.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
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