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Table 2 Properties of the muscles and ligaments

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-

Materials

k(N/mm)

Rectus femoris (straight head)

39

Rectus femoris (reflected head)

39

Tensor fasciae latae

13

Sartorius

92

Semitendinosus

44

Semimembranosus

100

Biceps femoris

74

Gracilis

28

aACL

5000

pACL

5000

aPCL

9000

pPCL

9000

aLCL

2000

sLCL

2000

pLCL

2000

aMCL

2750

iMCL

2750

pMCL

2750

aMC

1000

pMC

1000

  1. Ligaments and soft tissues around the knee joint were constructed based on past study [14]
  2. ACL anterior cruciate ligament, PCL posterior cruciate ligament, LCL lateral cruciate ligament, MCL medial cruciate ligament, MC medial capsule