Age and Gender Differences in Hip Extension and Flexion Torque Steadiness | Zendy

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Age and Gender Differences in Hip Extension and Flexion Torque Steadiness

Author(s) -

Iveta Grunte,

Gary R. Hunter,

Blaire Dagostin McCurry,

Mark Bolding,

Jane L.P. Roy,

John P. McCarthy

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

gerontology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397

H-Index - 94

eISSN - 1423-0003

pISSN - 0304-324X

DOI - 10.1159/000311935

Subject(s) - isometric exercise , medicine , young adult , ankle , physical therapy , coefficient of variation , torque , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , mathematics , statistics , physics , thermodynamics

Lower extremity torque steadiness has been shown to be an independent predictor of functional performance in older women. Hip muscle function is crucial for many types of activities of daily living, yet existing studies investigating torque steadiness for lower extremities are limited to assessing steadiness at the knee and ankle.

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