Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 366-371 , May 2009

Dynamic knee joint stiffness in subjects with a progressive increase in severity of knee osteoarthritis

  • Joseph A. Zeni Jr.

      Affiliations

    • University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, 301 McKinly Laboratory, Newark, DE 19716, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Jill S. Higginson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Received 21 August 2008 ,Accepted 18 January 2009.

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PII: S0268-0033(09)00021-7

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.01.005

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 366-371 , May 2009

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