Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 438-445 , June 2001

A comparison of knee joint motion patterns between men and women in selected athletic tasks

  • Robert A. Malinzak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Scott M. Colby

      Affiliations

    • Movement Science Laboratory, Taxes Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, USA
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  • Donald T. Kirkendall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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  • Bing Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
    • Center for Human Movement Science, Division of Physical Therapy, School of Medicine, CB# 7135 Medical School Wing E, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7135, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • William E. Garrett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Received 3 March 2000 ,Accepted 20 February 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
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