Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 114-121 , March 2006

The quasi-static response of compliant prosthetic sockets for transtibial amputees using finite element methods

Received 22 November 2004 ,Revised 3 March 2005 ,Accepted 19 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.04.019

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 114-121 , March 2006

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