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HS FF CTO MS HO CHS TO
3.0
Total muscle
Quadriceps A
Abduction moment (% BW × Height) 2.0 Gastrocnemius
TFL
Hamstrings

1.0

0.0
2.0
Total ligament B
Abduction moment (% BW × Height) 1.0 ACL
PLC = LCL + PFL
1.5
Posterior capsule

0.5

0.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Gait cycle (%)
FIGURE 7.30 Contributions of individual muscles (A) and ligaments (B) to the total
knee abduction moment during normal walking. [Modified from Shelburne et al. (2006).]

Medial
compartment

Lateral
compartment

FIGURE 7.31 Illustration of the individual contact
forces acting at the medial and lateral compartments of
the tibio-femoral joint.

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