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Ground reaction forces during termination of human gait
R J Jaeger1, P Vanitchatchavan
1Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Chicago, IL 60637.
Journal of Biomechanics
|October 1, 1992
Abstract:
This is the first published report of the ground reaction forces during gait termination. Two mechanisms appear to be used to stop walking: increased braking forces and decreased push-off force. There appears to be a short interval of time during the gait cycle in which a decision to take an additional step is to be made.