The relationship between lower-extremity stress fractures and the ground reaction force: A systematic review
Clinical BiomechanicsPublished 17 September 2010Open access
Amir A. Zadpoor, Ali Asadi Nikooyan
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The currently available data does not support the hypothesis that there is a significant difference between the ground reaction force of subjects experiencing lower-limb stress fracture and control groups, and the vertical loading rate was found to be significantly different between the two groups.
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the currently available data does not support the hypothesis that there is a significant difference between the ground reaction force of subjects experiencing lower-limb stress fracture and control groups. Instead, the vertical loading rate was found to be significantly different between the two groups.
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