Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 850-854 , December 2009

Static and dynamic correlates of the knee adduction moment in healthy knees ranging from normal to varus-aligned

  • Joaquin A. Barrios

      Affiliations

    • 300 College Park, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH45469, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Jill S. Higginson

      Affiliations

    • 201A Spencer Lab., University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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  • Todd D. Royer

      Affiliations

    • 144 Rust Ice Arena, 541 South College Avenue, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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  • Irene S. Davis

      Affiliations

    • 305 McKinly Lab., University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA

Received 24 February 2009 ,Accepted 27 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.07.016

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 850-854 , December 2009

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