Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 1004-1012 , October 2008

In vivo three-dimensional kinematics of the normal knee during active extension under unloaded and loaded conditions using single-plane fluoroscopy

  • Tung-Wu Lu

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 2 33653335; fax: +886 2 33653335.
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  • Tsung-Yuan Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Mei-Ying Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Section 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
    • Department of Physical Therapy, China Medical University, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Horng-Chaung Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Hao-Ling Chen

      Affiliations

    • School of Occupational Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC

Received 30 June 2007 ,Revised 27 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 March 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.03.001

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 30, Issue 8 , Pages 1004-1012 , October 2008

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