Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , January 2002

Contact area and pressure distribution in the feline patellofemoral joint under physiologically meaningful loading conditions

,Accepted 1 August 2001.

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Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 53-60 , January 2002

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