Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 23-31 , February 2006

(iv) Basic biomechanics of human joints: Hips, knees and the spine

  • T.D. Stewart

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, c/o School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +4401133432133; fax: .+4401132424611
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  • R.M. Hall

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, c/o School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
    • Academic Unit of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.cuor.2005.12.004

Current Orthopaedics
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 23-31 , February 2006

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