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On Foundations of Discrete Element Analysis of Contact in Diarthrodial Joints

K. Y. Volokh^*, E. Y. S. Chao^†, M. Armand^‡

* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel.
† Corresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205. Present address: EYS Chao, 9114 Filaree Court, Corona, CA 92883. E-mail: eyschao@yahoo.com
‡ Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, MD 20723.