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Katherine M. Steele
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 105
Citations - 2594
Katherine M. Steele is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cerebral palsy & Gait. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 83 publications receiving 1939 citations. Previous affiliations of Katherine M. Steele include University of Michigan & Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
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Compressive tibiofemoral force during crouch gait.
TL;DR: Examination of muscle forces and compressive tibiofemoral force in children with cerebral palsy found that severe crouch gait increased the peak force to greater than 6 times body-weight, more than double the load experienced during unimpaired gait.
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Muscle synergies and complexity of neuromuscular control during gait in cerebral palsy.
TL;DR: If individuals with CP demonstrate reduced complexity of neuromuscular control during gait compared with unimpaired individuals and if changes in control are related to functional ability is sought.
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The number and choice of muscles impact the results of muscle synergy analyses
Katherine M. Steele,Katherine M. Steele,Matthew C. Tresch,Matthew C. Tresch,Eric J. Perreault,Eric J. Perreault +5 more
TL;DR: This study used a musculoskeletal model to calculate muscle activations required to perform an isometric upper-extremity task and determined that the structure of synergies is dependent upon the number and choice of muscles included in the analysis, which significantly improved similarity to the master set.
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Muscle contributions to support and progression during single-limb stance in crouch gait
TL;DR: The results of this analysis indicate that children walking in crouch gait have less passive skeletal support of body weight and utilize substantially higher muscle forces to walk than unimpaired individuals.
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Can Strength Training Predictably Improve Gait Kinematics? A Pilot Study on the Effects of Hip and Knee Extensor Strengthening on Lower-Extremity Alignment in Cerebral Palsy
TL;DR: These findings suggest that therapies for improving upright posture during gait also may reduce excessive internal rotation, and strength training may improve walking function and alignment in some patients for whom weakness is a major contributor to their gait deficits.