A constraint-based approach to modelling the mobility of the human knee joint

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-129

  Feikes, J D ^a   O'Connor, J J ^a   Zavatsky, Amy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geometry; Kinematics; Knee; Mobility; Model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ITERATIVE METHODS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS;

FLEXION ANGLES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE LIGAMENT; MODEL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0037212780     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(02)00276-2     Document Type: Article

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