The effects of knee brace hinge design and placement on joint mechanics

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1988, Pages

  Walker, P S ^a,b   Rovick, J S ^a,b   Robertson, D D ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS--JOINT PROSTHESES; PROSTHETICS;

BONES; JOINT MECHANICS; KNEE BRACE HINGES; KNEE BRACES; LIGAMENTS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; AUTOPSY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KNEE; METHODOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0024270988     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(88)90135-2     Document Type: Article

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