Injury
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Postural control and torque of the knee joint after healed tibial shaft fracture

  • Abbas Hallaj Karladani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46-31-3424480; fax: +46-31-825599
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  • Ulla Svantesson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Hans Granhed

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jorma Styf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden

,Accepted 3 June 2000.

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