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We conclude that the model developed is able to predict the haptic feeling of stability of
a surgical guide and therefore has the potential to allow the user to design for each
procedure the surgical guide that will be the most stable one for this specific patient
anatomy.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Joyce Van den Broeck acknowledges the Baekeland scheme of the agency for
Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) for financial support.
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