Estimation of Quasi-Stiffness and Propulsive Work of the Human Ankle in the Stance Phase of Walking

Kamran Shamaei; Gregory S. Sawicki; Aaron M. Dollar

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059935

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Estimation of Quasi-Stiffness and Propulsive Work of the Human Ankle in the Stance Phase of Walking

Kamran Shamaei ,

* E-mail: kamran.shamaei@yale.edu

Affiliation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Gregory S. Sawicki,

Affiliation Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
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Aaron M. Dollar

Affiliation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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Estimation of Quasi-Stiffness and Propulsive Work of the Human Ankle in the Stance Phase of Walking

Kamran Shamaei,
Gregory S. Sawicki,
Aaron M. Dollar

Published: March 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059935

About the Authors

Kamran Shamaei

* E-mail: kamran.shamaei@yale.edu

Affiliation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Gregory S. Sawicki

Affiliation Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Aaron M. Dollar

Affiliation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KS AD GS. Performed the experiments: KS GS. Analyzed the data: KS AD GS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KS. Wrote the paper: KS AD GS.

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