Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 389-394 , June 2001

An in vivo technique for determining 3D muscular moment arms in different joint positions and during muscular activation – application to the supraspinatus

  • H. Graichen

      Affiliations

    • Research Group for Kinematics and Biomechanics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Frankfurt, Marienburgstr. 2, 60528 Frankfurt, Germany
    • Musculoskeletal Research Group, Anatomische Anstalt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author
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  • K-H. Englmeier

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics, GSF Forschungszentrum Neuherberg, Oberschleißheim, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Reiser

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Clinical Radiology, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Großhadern, München, Germany
    • ,
  • F. Eckstein

      Affiliations

    • Musculoskeletal Research Group, Anatomische Anstalt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany

Received 28 December 2000 ,Accepted 15 March 2001.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 389-394 , June 2001

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