A repeatable alignment method and local coordinate description for knee joint testing and kinematic measurement

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 947-950

  MacWilliams, B A ^a,b   DesJardins, J D ^a   Wilson, D R ^a   Romero, J ^a   Chao, E Y S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alignment; Joint; Knee; Testing

Indexed keywords

BONE; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MECHANICAL TESTING;

KINEMATIC MEASUREMENTS; SEQUENTIAL ROTATIONAL ALIGNMENT METHOD;

BIOMECHANICS;

CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINESIOLOGY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TIBIA;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; METHODS;

EID: 0032191883     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(98)00106-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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