Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2261-2266 , 26 August 2010

Internal kinetic changes in the knee due to high tibial osteotomy are well-correlated with change in external adduction moment: An osteoarthritic knee model

  • Timothy Bhatnagar

      Affiliations

    • Wolf Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Thomas R. Jenkyn

      Affiliations

    • Wolf Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
    • School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B9. Tel.: 15196612111x88339; fax: 15196613020.

,Accepted 7 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.05.001

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 12 , Pages 2261-2266 , 26 August 2010

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