The forces in the distal femur and the knee during walking and other activities measured by telemetry

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 428-437

  Taylor, S J G ^a   Walker, P S ^a   Perry, J S ^a   Cannon, S R ^b   Woledge, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knee forces; Telemetry; Total knee replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIMBING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE FUNCTION; TELEMETRY; TORQUE; WALKING;

EID: 0031838760     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90009-2     Document Type: Article

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