The effect of a mobile bearing total knee prosthesis on co-contraction during a step-up task

1 Department of Orthopaedics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Th e Netherlands 2 Department of Radiology, Division of Image Processing, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Th e Netherlands 3 Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Th e Netherlands 4 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Th e Netherlands

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