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Rotating treadmill for the continuous measurement of anteriorposterior forces during walking

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Roemer, R.B., Locascio, J.G. Rotating treadmill for the continuous measurement of anteriorposterior forces during walking. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 20, 519–522 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02442416

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