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Computationally determined and experimentally determined pressure patterns superimposed over a graphical representation of the patella for one knee at 60° of flexion. The pressure distribution is shown for a weak VMO and a normal VMO, for intact cartilage and cartilage with a lateral lesion. Decreasing the force applied by the VMO shifts pressure laterally on the patella.
