Contact stresses in the knee joint in deep flexion

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-335

  Thambyah, Ashvin ^a   Goh, James C H ^a   Das De, Shamal ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Osteoarthritis; Squat; Tibiofemoral

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CARTILAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; THIN FILMS;

CONTACT STRESSES; DEEP FLEXION; ELECTRONIC PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; KNEE JOINT;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; HUMAN; JOINT PRESSURE; KNEE FUNCTION; MACHINE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WALKING;

EID: 16844368269     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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