Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 61-70 , January 2001

Assessment of functional knee bracing: an in vivo three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the anterior cruciate deficient knee

  • Dan K Ramsey

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    • Department of Surgical Sciences, Section for Orthopaedics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Motor control Laboratory, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Q6:01077, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Mario Lamontagne

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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  • Per F Wretenberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Anders Valentin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Björn Engström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Gunnar Németh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

Received 15 November 1999 ,Accepted 17 August 2000.

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Clinical Biomechanics
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