EMULATING THE HUMAN TIBIOFEMORAL JOINT BY USING A FOUR-BAR LINKAGE, CONDYLAR SHAPES AND SLIP RATIO VARIATION

Tse-Shuen Shih, Innchyn Her, and Kazi Mostafa

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