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Definition of 'Gait'

Manner or style of walking.

Common names: Gait; Gaits

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Medial knee joint loading increases in those who respond to hyaluronan injection for medial knee osteoarthritis.

30 Oct 2009 Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a cause of decline in function and the medial compartment is often affected. Intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) is indicated as a symptom modifying treatment with at least 6 months passing between ... Read more...


Evaluation of predicted knee-joint muscle forces during gait using an instrumented knee implant.

29 Sep 2009 Musculoskeletal modeling and optimization theory are often used to determine muscle forces in vivo. However, convincing quantitative evaluation of these predictions has been limited to date. The present study evaluated model predictions of knee ... Read more...


Transformation of nonfunctional spinal circuits into functional states after the loss of brain input.

18 Sep 2009 After complete spinal cord transections that removed all supraspinal inputs in adult rats, combinations of serotonergic agonists and epidural electrical stimulation were able to acutely transform spinal networks from nonfunctional to highly ... Read more...

 

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Technical information about 'Gait'

Definition: Manner or style of walking.

Descriptor UI: D005684

Alternative terms: Gait; Gaits;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.600.250; G11.427.590.530.389;

Technical Notes: differentiate from LOCOMOTION & WALKING: gait is the way one locomotes or walks

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