Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1371-1382 , 2006

Elastic properties of an intact and ACL-ruptured knee joint: Measurement, mathematical modelling, and haptic rendering

  • Martin Frey

      Affiliations

    • Automatic Control Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Physikstrasse 3, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Institute of Automatic Control Engineering, Technische Universität München, Arcisstraße 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Automatic Control Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Physikstrasse 3, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland. Tel.: +4113863738; fax: +4113863731.
    • ,
  • Robert Riener

      Affiliations

    • Automatic Control Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Physikstrasse 3, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    • Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Christian Michas

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Automatic Control Engineering, Technische Universität München, Arcisstraße 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Felix Regenfelder

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Orthopedics and Sport Orthopedics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Straße 22, D-81675 Munich, Germany
    • ,
  • Rainer Burgkart

      Affiliations

    • Clinic for Orthopedics and Sport Orthopedics, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Straße 22, D-81675 Munich, Germany

,Accepted 18 April 2005.

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PII: S0021-9290(05)00193-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.04.021

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 8 , Pages 1371-1382 , 2006

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