Load-bearing mode of the knee joint:​ physical behavior of the knee joint with or without menisci

Kurosawa, Hisashi<sup>1</sup>; Fukubayashi, Toru<sup>1</sup>; Nakajima, Hiroyuki<sup>2</sup>

Affiliations

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo

²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kanto Rosai Hospital

Links

PubMed: 7408313

WoS: A1980KA54600039

History

Received: 1979-06-06

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