Femorotibial weight-bearing areas. Experimental determination

Maquet, PG; Van de Berg, AJ; Simonet, JC

doi:10.2106/00004623-197557060-00005

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Femorotibial weight-bearing areas. Experimental determination

Maquet, PG, Van de Berg, AJ, Simonet, JC·1975·The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery

DOI 10.2106/00004623-197557060-00005

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We measured the areas of the weight-bearing surfaces of the femorotibial joint of specimens subjected to a compressive force of between 225 and 250 kiloponds, which is considered a physiological load, exerted through the center of the knee. We found the areas to range from 20.13(2) to 11.60 cm2 from extension to flexion of the knee in normal knees, and from 12 cm2 to 6 cm2 after removal of the menisci.

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Authors: Maquet, P., Van de Berg, A., & Simonet, J.
Venue: The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 1975-09
Volume: 57
Issue: 6
Pages: 766-771
ISSN: 0021-9355 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-197557060-00005
OpenAlex: W2325852201
Cited by: 139
References: 0
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 2.34
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Keywords: femorotibial joint, weight-bearing area, knee joint, meniscus, knee flexion and extension, compression force, knee biomechanics, articular surface area
MeSH terms: Anthropometry, Biomechanical Phenomena, Cartilage, Articular, Femur, Gait, Humans, Knee Joint, Pressure, Stress, Mechanical, Tibia

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