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The Effective Mechanical Advantage of A.L. 129-1a for Knee Extension

  1. Adam D. Sylvester1,*,
  2. Mohamed R. Mahfouz2,
  3. Patricia Ann Kramer3

Article first published online: 1 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1002/ar.21458

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The Anatomical Record

The Anatomical Record

Volume 294, Issue 9, pages 1486–1499, September 2011

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Sylvester, A. D., Mahfouz, M. R. and Kramer, P. A. (2011), The Effective Mechanical Advantage of A.L. 129-1a for Knee Extension. Anat Rec, 294: 1486–1499. doi: 10.1002/ar.21458

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  1. 1

    Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

  3. 3

    Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

*Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, Leipzig, Germany

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 AUG 2011
  2. Article first published online: 1 AUG 2011
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 JUN 2011
  4. Manuscript Received: 25 FEB 2011

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