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Patricia Kramer (PhD 1998, Washington)

Research Interests:
Human and non-human primate fossils and locomotion, osteoarthritis and aging of the musculoskeletal system, biomechanics and energetics of locomotion

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Selected Publications:

2011

Sylvester AD, Mahfouz MR, Kramer PA. The effective mechanical advantage of the A.L. 129-1a for knee extension. Anat. Rec. epub 1 August 2011.

2011

Kramer PA, Sylvester AD. (2011) The energetic cost of walking: a comparison of predictive methods. PLoS One. Epub 22 June 2011.

2011

Duncan AE, Colman RJ, Kramer PA. A longitudinal study of radiographic spinal osteoarthritis in a macaque model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 29:1152-60.

2010

Been E, Barash A, Marom A, Aizenberg I, Kramer PA. A new model for calculating the lumbar lordosis angle in early homnids and in the spine of the Neanderthal from Kebara. Anatomical Record 7:1140-1145.

2010

Kramer PA. The effect on energy expenditure of walking on gradients or carrying burdens. J Human Biology 22:497-507.

2009

Kramer PA and Sylvester AD. Bipedal form and locomotor function: Understanding the affects of size and shape on velocity and energetics. PaleoAnthropology 238-251.

2008

Kramer PA and Sarton-Miller I. The energetics of human walking: is Froude Number (Fr) useful for metabolic comparisons? Gait and Posture 27:209-215.

2006

Kramer PA. Prevalence and distribution of spinal osteoarthritis in women. Spine 31:2843-2848.

2000

Kramer PA and Eck GG . Locomotor energetics and leg length in hominid bipedality. Journal of Human Evolution 38:651-666.

1998

Kramer PA. The costs of human locomotion: maternal investment in child transport. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 107:71-86.


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