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An unstable rocker-bottom shoe alters lower extremity biomechanics during level walking

Songning Zhang The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maxime R. Paquette The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United States
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Clare E. Milner The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United States
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Carolyn Westlake The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United States
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Erin Byrd The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United States
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Lucas Baumgartner The University of Tennessee, Biomechanics/Sports Medicine Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sports Studies, 1914 Andy Holt Ave., Knoxville, 37996 United States
Pages 243-253 | Received 07 May 2012, Accepted 26 Sep 2012, Published online: 08 Nov 2012

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Elizabeth G. Madden, Crystal O. Kean, Tim V. Wrigley, Kim L. Bennell & Rana S. Hinman. (2017) How do rocker-soled shoes influence the knee adduction moment in people with knee osteoarthritis? An analysis of biomechanical mechanisms. Journal of Biomechanics 57, pages 62-68.
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Darren C. James, Laura J. Farmer, Jason B. Sayers, David P. Cook & Katya N. Mileva. (2015) The biomechanical characteristics of wearing FitFlop™ sandals highlight significant alterations in gait pattern: A comparative study. Clinical Biomechanics 30:4, pages 347-354.
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Jacob K. Gardner, Songning Zhang, Max R. Paquette, Clare E. Milner & Elizabeth Brock. (2014) Gait Biomechanics of a Second Generation Unstable Shoe. Journal of Applied Biomechanics 30:4, pages 501-507.
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Xiuli Zhang, Max R Paquette & Songning Zhang. (2013) A comparison of gait biomechanics of flip-flops, sandals, barefoot and shoes. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 6:1.
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