Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 477-483 , July 2007

An anthropometric study of the bilateral anatomy of the humerus

  • Jennifer A. DeLude, BEng, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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  • Ryan T. Bicknell, MD, MSc, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ryan T. Bicknell, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Care London, 268 Grosvenor St, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4L6.
    • ,
  • Geoff A. MacKenzie, BEng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Louis M. Ferreira, BSc, BEng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Cynthia E. Dunning, BEng, MSc, PhD, PEng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Graham J.W. King, MD, MSc, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Care London, London.
    • ,
  • James A. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Care London, London.
    • ,
  • Darren S. Drosdowech, MD, FRCSC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    • Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St Joseph’s Health Care London, London.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.09.016

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 16, Issue 4 , Pages 477-483 , July 2007

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