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. 2010 Dec 22;35(11):1611–1620. doi: 10.1007/s00264-010-1159-5

Table 1.

Values of maximum internal rotation with corresponding torques

Maximum deflection angles and moments for intact versus absent ACL
ID Knee flexion angle Internal rotation, ACL absent External rotation, ACL absent Internal rotation, ACL intact External rotation, ACL intact
Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm
I 19.0 18.4 −13.6 16.7 13.3 12.5 −9.2 11.4
II 23.1 28.3 −17.8 23.9 13.5 16.1 −11.3 19.4
III 12.0 16.2 −17.9 18.2 3.9 7.6 −10.0 14.0
IV 13.5 20.2 −15.1 17.4 7.5 12.9 −10.3 13.6
V 21.9 20.6 −26.3 21.9 15.1 13.8 −19.8 15.5
VI 13.0 14.4 −16.7 15.8 8.4 13.7 −13.1 14.6
I 30° 21.4 17.0 −15.6 19.1 18.5 13.8 −9.6 13.1
II 23.1 25.1 −17.9 23.6 13.8 11.8 −10.3 13.1
III 16.8 16.9 −14.3 16.8 7.1 6.2 −10.7 9.4
IV 13.0 19.4 −13.2 22.2 8.4 11.3 −9.9 16.6
V 22.5 18.4 −25.2 22.6 13.6 11.1 −22.5 16.0
VI 17.7 15.8 −18.1 14.4 12.0 12.4 −12.9 15.1
I 90° 22.8 31.6 −12.4 23.3 18.3 18.5 −8.2 17.8
II 18.4 30.2 −10.7 30.1 10.1 17.6 −5.4 16.3
III 10.6 16.8 −10.0 17.4 6.7 12.9 −10.8 18.2
IV 12.5 19.4 −11.8 20.1 8.2 16.8 −6.2 15.5
V 22.8 15.8 −26.2 19.9 14.9 10.8 −15.2 16.9
VI 21.8 29.1 −15.7 28.6 9.0 13.8 −10.8 26.6
Knee flexion angle Averaged values of maximum rotation and corresponding moments
Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm Angle (°) Nm
Meana 17.1 19.6 −17.9 19.0 10.3 12.8 −12.3 14.8
SEMb 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.6 1.1
Meana 30° 19.1 18.8 −17.4 19.8 12.2 11.1 −12.6 13.9
SEMb 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.1 2.0 1.1
Meana 90° 18.1 23.8 −14.5 23.2 11.2 15.1 −9.4 18.5
SEMb 2.2 3.0 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.2 1.5 1.7

Data are given for each cadaver and each flexion angle, each for the intact and the absent ACL

aArithmetic mean

bStandard error of mean