Joint Biomechanics
A 28-year-old professional rugby player undergoes ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft. During rehabilitation planning, the physiotherapist and surgeon discuss the biomechanical forces across the tibiofemoral joint and how different exercises affect ACL strain. The player is eager to return to sport within 9 months. Regarding tibiofemoral joint forces and ACL loading:
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During level walking, tibiofemoral compressive forces reach 2-4 times body weight; during stair clim...
The ACL experiences maximum strain during open kinetic chain knee extension between 0-30 degrees of ...
Tibiofemoral forces during walking are approximately 0.5 times body weight due to efficient load tra...
In the neutral alignment knee, approximately 60-70% of load passes through the medial compartment an...
The menisci transmit 50-70% of total joint load in extension and up to 85% in flexion; meniscectomy ...
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