The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 127-131 , March 2010

Sagittal knee joint kinematics and energetics in response to different landing heights and techniques

  • C.H. Yeow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • ,
  • P.V.S. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Biomechanics Lab, Defence and Medical Environmental Research Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • J.C.H. Goh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Division of Bioengineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NUS Tissue Engineering Programme, Office of Life Sciences, National University of Singapore, 27 Medical Drive, Singapore 117510, Singapore. Tel.: +65 6516 5259; fax: +65 6776 5322.

Received 2 April 2009 ,Revised 7 July 2009 ,Accepted 27 July 2009.

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PII: S0968-0160(09)00128-8

doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.07.015

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 127-131 , March 2010

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