The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 135-140 , March 2010

A single measure of patellar kinematics is an inadequate surrogate marker for patterns of three-dimensional kinematics in healthy knees

  • E.J. McWalter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, 500-828 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1L8
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 604 875 4111x66413; fax: +1 604 875 4851.
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  • N.J. MacIntyre

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Canada
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  • J. Cibere

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Canada
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  • D.R. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Canada
    • Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Canada

Received 1 June 2009 ,Revised 17 July 2009 ,Accepted 2 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2009.08.001

The Knee
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 135-140 , March 2010

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