Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2371-2377 , 2006

Estimation of ACL forces by reproducing knee kinematics between sets of knees: A novel non-invasive methodology

,Accepted 11 August 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.08.009

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 2371-2377 , 2006