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Gutkowski, L.M., Raftopoulos, D.D. & Williams, G. Computer techniques forin vivo determination of geometric properties of human femur and tibia. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 33, 341–347 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02510511
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