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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech. 2013 Apr 13;46(9):1576–1582. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.03.014

Table 1.

Femoral translation, tibial rotation and tibiofemoral contact kinematics in different flexion ranges of the Knee (Mean ± SD)

Motions FE–30° 30°–120° 120°–MaxF FE–MaxF
Femoral Anterior Translation (mm) −4.4±3.1 −13.3±3.2* −7.5±4.3 −25.2±5.0
Femoral Medial Translation (mm) −1.7±1.1 −0.1±1.7 3.8±2.6* 2.0±3.4
Tibial Internal Rotation (°) 6.1±7.6 2.1±8.2 7.0±6.2 15.2±9.2
Tibial Varus (°) 1.7±2.6 4.1±3.6 −0.2±3.3 5.6±4.9

Medial A-P Contact (mm) −5.1±4.9 −4.2±1.6 −1.9±2.1 −11.1±3.3
Lateral A-P Contact (mm) −4.9±3.9 −5.0±2.9 −4.8±2.0** −14.6±3.7**

FE: Full extension; MaxF: Maximal flexion.

Positive values indicate internal rotation, varus, and anterior and medial translation, whereas negative values indicate external rotation, valgus, and posterior and lateral translation.

*

Significant difference between the range and the FE–30° of flexion angles;

Significant difference between the range and the 30°–120° of flexion angles;

**

Significant difference between the medial and lateral A-P contact positions.