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Discrete Element Analysis in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

Chao EYS^∗, Volokh KY^†, Yoshida H^‡, Shiba N^§, Ide T^¶

∗ Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2196. Corresponding author. 9114 Filaree Ct., Corona, CA 92883; E-mail: eyschao@yahoo.com
† Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
‡ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shinshu University, Shinshu, Japan
§ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
¶ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamanashi University School of Medicine, Yamanashi, Japan