Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 793-798 , September 2009

Simulation of the ligament forces affected by prosthetic alignment in a trans-tibial amputee case study

Received 27 April 2007 ,Revised 18 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.02.010

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 793-798 , September 2009

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