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Research on Products and Devices

Rehabilitation evaluation of the newly developed polymeric based passive polycentric knee joint

S. ArunDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India; ;Centre for Societal Missions and Special Technologies, CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India; Correspondence[email protected]
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Balaphrang MarbaniangDepartment of Orthopeadics, The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IndiaView further author information
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Bhaskar BorgohainDepartment of Orthopeadics, The North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong, IndiaView further author information
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S. KanagarajDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India; View further author information
Pages 871-877 | Received 11 Oct 2018, Accepted 18 May 2019, Published online: 07 Jun 2019

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