Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 86-91 , 2007

A kinematic model of the shoulder complex to evaluate the arm-reachable workspace

,Accepted 15 November 2005.

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PII: S0021-9290(05)00527-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.11.010

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 86-91 , 2007