Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 434-443 , May 2008

A computational framework to predict post-treatment outcome for gait-related disorders

  • Jeffrey A. Reinbolt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Raphael T. Haftka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Terese L. Chmielewski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Benjamin J. Fregly

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, 231 MAE-A Building, P.O. Box 116250, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6250, United states. Tel.: +1 352 392 8157; fax: +1 352 392 7303.

Received 5 May 2006 ,Revised 9 May 2007 ,Accepted 9 May 2007.

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PII: S1350-4533(07)00092-6

doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.05.005

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 434-443 , May 2008

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