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- Title
Influence of walking speed on gait parameters of bipedal locomotion in rhesus monkeys.
- Authors
Wei, Rui‐Han; Song, Wei; Zhao, Can; Zhao, Wen; Li, Li‐Feng; Ji, Run; Rao, Jia‐Sheng; Yang, Zhao‐Yang; Li, Xiao‐Guang
- Abstract
Background The primate model of bipedal locomotion has been extensively used to study human evolution and played a critical role in exploring the pathological mechanisms of human neurologic disease and spinal cord injury. Speed has great influence on both walking posture and gait parameters in human walking; however, how speed changes the gait pattern of bipedal locomotion in primates remains unclear. Methods We chose six adult female rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta) and collected the gait parameters of these animals during their treadmill locomotion over a wide range of speed. Using a 3D motion analysis system, we studied the spatiotemporal characteristics of the gait pattern. Results and Conclusions We have built an efficient and time-saving primate model and shown that speed significantly impacts kinematic parameters. This may present a thorough description of speed-related changes in the gait pattern of rhesus and shed light on the control of bipedal locomotion in primates.
- Subjects
BIPEDALISM; WALKING speed; HUMAN evolution; SPINAL cord injuries; HUMAN kinematics; LABORATORY monkeys
- Publication
Journal of Medical Primatology, 2016, Vol 45, Issue 6, p304
- ISSN
0047-2565
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jmp.12235