Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1383-1391 , 2006

Rectus femoris and vastus intermedius fiber excursions predicted by three-dimensional muscle models

,Accepted 18 April 2005.

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PII: S0021-9290(05)00192-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.012

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1383-1391 , 2006

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