Spatiotemporal and dynamic foot biomechanical parameters in older adults with balance disorders and a history of previous falls

Piotr Prochor; Łukasz Magnuszewski; Zyta Beata Wojszel; Szczepan Piszczatowski

doi:10.37190/abb/225364

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Spatiotemporal and dynamic foot biomechanical parameters in older adults with balance disorders and a history of previous falls

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics

Volume 28 (2026): Issue 3 (September 2026)

By: Piotr Prochor , Łukasz Magnuszewski, Zyta Beata Wojszel and Szczepan Piszczatowski

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37190/abb/225364 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6303 | Journal ISSN: 1509-409X

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Language: English

Page range: 12 - 23

Submitted on: Apr 19, 2026

Accepted on: Jun 26, 2026

Published on: Sep 23, 2026

Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

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