Quadriceps Muscle and Medial Retinaculum Combinate Effects on Patellar Instability during Knee Flexion
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Computational Modelling
2.2. Material Properties
2.3. Model Loading
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Eq. Von Mises Stress | |||
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Bony Parts | Healthy [MPa] | Unhealthy [MPa] | Difference [%] |
Femur | 53 | 79 | 49% |
Tibia | 37 | 47 | 27% |
Fibula | 22 | 26 | 18% |
Patella | 30 | 39 | 30% |
Eq. Von Mises Stress | |||
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Ligaments | Healthy [MPa] | Unhealthy [MPa] | Difference [%] |
Patellar Tendon | 30 | 43 | 43% |
Lateral collateral lig. | 26 | 31 | 19% |
Medial collateral lig. | 53 | 65 | 23% |
Anterior cruciate lig. | 55 | 62 | 13% |
Posterior cruciate lig. | 56 | 75 | 34% |
Cartilages | Healthy [MPa] | Unhealthy [MPa] | Difference [%] |
Femoral | 20 | 25 | 25% |
Tibial | 19 | 23 | 21% |
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Alito, A.; Filardi, V.; Milardi, D. Quadriceps Muscle and Medial Retinaculum Combinate Effects on Patellar Instability during Knee Flexion. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 5420. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13095420
Alito A, Filardi V, Milardi D. Quadriceps Muscle and Medial Retinaculum Combinate Effects on Patellar Instability during Knee Flexion. Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(9):5420. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13095420
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlito, Angelo, Vincenzo Filardi, and Demetrio Milardi. 2023. "Quadriceps Muscle and Medial Retinaculum Combinate Effects on Patellar Instability during Knee Flexion" Applied Sciences 13, no. 9: 5420. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13095420