The Knee
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2005

In-vivo sagittal plane knee kinematics: ACL intact, deficient and reconstructed knees

Received 20 May 2003 ,Revised 14 August 2003 ,Accepted 6 January 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2004.01.002

The Knee
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 25-31 , January 2005

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