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Low inertia, rigid limb fixation using glass fibre casting bandage

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  1. School of Physical & Occupational Therapy and Biomedical Engineering Unit, McGill University, 3654 Drummond Street, H3G 1Y5, Montréal, Québec, Canada

    R. L. Morier,  P. L. Weiss & R. E. Kearney

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Morier, R.L., Weiss, P.L. & Kearney, R.E. Low inertia, rigid limb fixation using glass fibre casting bandage. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 28, 96–99 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441686

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