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Table 3 Von mises stress on each compartment of the knee joint

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-

  1. The von Mises stress of medial compartment on tibia (a), femur (b), and meniscus (c), respectively increased with the varus and extrusion of the medial meniscus. NE non-extrusion of medial meniscus, EX extrusion of medial meniscus, VG valgus, NT neutral, VA varus