Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S168-S173 , January 2005

Kinematics and constraint of total elbow arthroplasty

  • Kai-Nan An, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Kai-Nan An, PhD, Biomechanics Laboratory, Division of Orthopedic Research, Mayo Clinic Rochester, 128 Guggenheim Bldg 200, Rochester, MN 55905.

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 This work was partially funded by a grant from National Institutes of Health, AR 26287.

PII: S1058-2746(04)00296-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.09.035

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 1, Supplement , Pages S168-S173 , January 2005