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    Back in mid-June I requested some information regarding anthrompometric
    data for children and elderly. I apologize for the long delay in
    posting the results of the responses that I received. The information
    that I received was most helpful and I am thankful to all who
    responded. I am particularly thankful to Dr. Jensen who mailed copies
    of his latest work on the elderly. Below is my original message
    followed by the replies that I received.

    We are conducting research into the gait of elderly adults as well as
    children. In our calculations of body segment and total body centers
    of gravity we have previously used Dempster's data and Jensen's data for
    children. I am also aware of Clauser's work. I was wondering if there
    are any other sources of data available? If anyone knows of any
    references to articles or other sources of information in this area I
    would greatly appreciate receiving a reply from you. Thank you in
    advance.

    Ian McBride,
    School of Rehabilitation Therapy,
    Queen's University,
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
    K7L 3N6
    Phone: (613) 545-6789
    FAX: (613) 545-6776
    Internet: McBrideI@QUCDN.QueensU.CA
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    From: James.Ashton-Miller@um.cc.umich.edu

    We have been unable to find such data for elderly subjects.
    ..
    jaam
    ~~~~
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    From: "Johan Molenbroek "
    Subject: Re: Center of Gravity Parameters

    Dear Ian,
    Maybe you can use my paper about elderly:
    Molenbroek, J.F.M.
    Antrhopometry of the elderly people in the Netherlands
    Applied Ergonomics 18 (1987)3,187-199
    I measured 822 elderly on 30 variables, but not including centres
    of mass unfortunately.
    with kind regards
    ================================================== =================
    Johan F.M.Molenbroek
    Assistant Professor Engineering Anthropometry
    Faculty Industrial Design Engineering
    Delft University of Technology
    Jaffalaan 9
    2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands
    email:j.f.m.molenbroek@io.tudelft.nl
    fax:+31-15-787179
    voice:+31-15783086/29
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    From: "Ronald Fredrick Zernicke"

    Ian,

    ..be sure to check with Bob Jensen at Laurentian for the
    children data (see J Biomechanics).

    Best regards,

    Ron Zernicke

    The reference is:
    Jensen, R.K. Changes in Segment Inertia Proportions Between 4 and 20
    Years. J. Biomechanics. 22(6/7): 529-536, 1989.
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    From: kbrowde@andy.bgsu.edu (Kathy D. Browder)

    There is a review article from 1990 that might give you some info:

    Reid, J.G., & Jensen, R.K. (1990). Human body segement inertia parameters:
    A survey and status report. In Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (K.B.
    Pandolf & J.O. Holloszy, Eds.), 18, 225-242.

    Kathy Browder
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    From: osteoknt@tiac.net (OsteoKinetics Corporation)
    Dear Mr. McBride:

    Our company has developed the Inertiator[TM] system that measures
    the anthropometric parameters of all body segments. If this is
    of interest to you we could send you an information package that
    includes some sample data for your review.

    Sincerely,

    Yael Yona
    OsteoKinetics Corporation
    82 Stuart Road
    Newton, MA 02159
    USA
    Phone: (617) 235-4426
    FAX: (617) 235-8953
    e-mail: osteoknt@tiac.net
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    Reply-To: kamanl@mail.wm.edu

    Try looking for material by Margaret Anderson and/or William T.
    Green. The most recent reference I have is 1964 but some of the
    material might be helpful to you.

    Anderson, Margaret, Marie Blais, and William T. Green (1956)
    Growth of the normal foot during childhood and adolescence. American
    Journal of Physical Anthropology 14:287-308.

    Anderson, M, M. B. Messner, and W. T. Green (1964) Distribution
    of lengths of the normal femur and tibia in children from one to
    eight years of age. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 46A:1117-1202.

    Good luck,
    Katie Manley-Buser
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    From: RJENSEN@nickel.laurentian.ca

    Dear Ian
    I have mailed to you two recently published articles rergarding body
    segment parameters of the elderly.
    I hope they can be of assistance to you.
    Robert Jensen

    The references are:
    Jensen, R.K. and Fletcher, P. Body Segment Moments of Inertia of the
    Elderly. J. of Applied Biomechanics. 9: 287-305, 1993.

    Jensen, R.K. and Fletcher, P. Distribution of Mass to the Segments
    of Elderly Males and Females. J. Biomechanics. 27(1): 89-96, 1994.
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