First approach to unilateral transfemoral amputees' contact mechanics

The stresses in the hip area have great importance because of their relationship to the health of the joint. Finite element models can predict contact between cartilages, however, contact patterns in unilateral transfemoral amputees have not yet been found in literature. We thus want to present an i...

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Main Authors: Isabela Mariaka Flórez, Juan Fernando Ramírez Patiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-07-01
Series:Dyna
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/dyna/article/view/58595