Table 1.
Maximum values of Total displacements and Eq. Von Mises Stresses localised on the different parts of the leg for the varus/normal/valgus knee configurations.
| Total displacements [mm] |
Eq. Von Mises Stress [MPa] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varus | Normal | Valgus | Varus | Normal | Valgus | |
| Pelvis | 11,37 (−3%) | 11,74 | 11,77 (0%) | 17,04 (0%) | 17,08 | 17,05 (0%) |
| Femural Lig. | 9,11 (−3%) | 9,44 | 9,56 (+1%) | 6,76 (−48%) | 13,00 | 9,35 (−28%) |
| Femur | 8,95 (−4%) | 9,29 | 9,41 (+1%) | 25,61 (+91%) | 13,38 | 30,26 (+126%) |
| Patella | 2,65 (−3%) | 2,72 | 2,88 (+6%) | 1,18 (−13%) | 1,35 | 1,51 (+12%) |
| Knee Lig. | 2,69 (−3%) | 2,76 | 2,95 (+7%) | 25,85 (+44%) | 18,00 | 21,53 (+20%) |
| Fibula | 2,32 (−5%) | 2,43 | 2,63 (+8%) | 25,85 (+63%) | 15,83 | 21,53 (+36%) |
| Tibia | 2,50 (−5%) | 2,64 | 2,81 (+6%) | 18,37 (+41%) | 13,02 | 11,62 (−11%) |
| Foot Lig. | 0,03 (−67%) | 0,09 | 0,04 (−56%) | 8,86 (+14%) | 7,75 | 12,34 (+59%) |
| Foot | 0,01 (0%) | 0,01 | 0,01 (0%) | 3,15 (−24%) | 4,12 | 5,17 (+25%) |
| Complete model | 11,37 (−3%) | 11,74 | 11,77 (0%) | 25,85 (+44%) | 18 | 30,26 (+68%) |