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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics
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Fig. 4

From: Medial meniscus extrusion and varus tilt of joint line convergence angle increase stress in the medial compartment of the knee joint in the knee extension position -finite element analysis-

Fig. 4

Axial view of the knee cartilage on the femoral side showing von Mises stress. The von Mises stress was most increased in the medial cartilage on the femur side in the VAEX model, followed by the NTEX model. VGNE; valgus and non-extrusion of medial meniscus, VGEX; valgus and extrusion of medial meniscus; NTNE; neutral and non-extrusion of medial meniscus, NTEX; neutral and extrusion of medial meniscus, VANE; varus and non-extrusion of medial meniscus, VAEX; varus and extrusion of medial meniscus

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