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1Ergonomics Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Clinical Biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
|August 7, 2013
Abstract:
Several different staircase riser heights and tread depths were investigated in order to determine riser height and tread depth that minimized moments acting at the ankle, knee, and hipjoints while walking upstairs. The results indicated that joint moments were minimized when the riser height was 102 mm. For the tread depth, least moments were obtained when the depth was 305 mm.
