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. 2017 May 11;2(5):189–194. doi: 10.1302/2058-5241.2.160059

Table 1.

Average peak loads in percentage of bodyweight in the hip joint during different activities. 100% is the force on the individual due to gravity. 240% means 2.4 times the force due to the individual body mass. Numbers were rounded to 10% steps. The values of Van den Bogert 1999 were estimated from graphs

Bergmann 200114 Bergmann 200415 Van den Bogert 199918 Cleather 201619 Giarmatzis 201516 Li 201417
In vivo Calculated (gait lab or accelerometer)
Walking Slow 240% 420%
Normal, operated 240% 480% 330%
Normal, not operated 250% 370%
Fast 250% 540%
Running 520% 910%
Stairs Up 250%
Down 260%
Standing up 190%
Sitting down 160%
Knee bend 140%
Stumbling 870%
Weight Lifting Jumping 550%
Landing 600%
Push Jerking 780%
Jerk Catching 840%
Alpine skiing Short steep 520%
Short flat 400%
Long steep 390%
Long flat 290%
Cross country skiing Classical 320%
Skating 360%