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. 2019 Oct 20;2(4):e1067. doi: 10.1002/jsp2.1067

Table 3.

Hip validation, peak contact stress

Peak contact stress (MPa)
Current studya Anderson et al study22 (FE model)
Motion Right Left
Walking 13.41 10.56 10.78
Ascending stairs 15.58 13.62 11.61
Descending stairs 13.82 13.30 12.73
a

Peak stress, current study = average of peak stresses on femoral head, acetabulum; reported for right, left hips.