The lubrication of normal human ankle joints

The geometry, friction and lubrication of normal human ankle joints have been investigated. The joints exhibited converging diverging surfaces in the direction of motion. The cylindrical form of the measured surface contours indicated that a reduced radius of about 0.35 m gave a good representation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Medley, John B.
Other Authors: Dowson, D. ; Wright, V.
Published: University of Leeds 1981
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.565888