Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 315-320 , June 1999

In vivo motion analysis of forearm rotation utilizing magnetic resonance imaging

  • T. Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Current address: Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. E-mail: nakamura.toshiyasu@mayo.edu
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  • Y. Yabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Y. Horiuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • N. Yamazaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan

Received 5 June 1998 ,Accepted 6 October 1998.

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Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 315-320 , June 1999

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