*Graduate Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
†Department of Orthopaedics, Hsinchu Cathay General Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
‡Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan;
§Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
¶Institute of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Tauyan, Taiwan
‖Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan; and
**Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Shang-Chih Lin, PhD, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43 Keelung Road, Section 4, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan; E-mail: [email protected]
Acknowledgment date: November 6, 2012. First revision date: March 4, 2013. Acceptance date: March 4, 2013.
The device(s)/drug(s) is/are FDA-approved or approved by corresponding national agency for this indication.
No funds were received in support of this work.
No relevant financial activities outside the submitted work.
