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Table 1 Maximum strain of connective tissue bundles

From: An extended OpenSim knee model for analysis of strains of connective tissues

Connective tissue

Bundle

Maximum strain

Flexion (@angle)

Rotation (@angle)

Adduction (@angle)

ACL

aACL

0.128 (120°)

0.041 (30°)

0.051 (15°)

pACL

− 0.004 (0°)

0.010 (30°)

0.144 (15°)

PCL

aPCL

0.120 (100°)

− 0.044 (30°)

− 0.040 (− 15°)

pPCL

0.030 (0°)

0.216 (30°)

0.228 (− 15°)

LCL

LCL

0.036 (0°)

0.139 (− 40°)

0.202 (15°)

PL

PL

0.073 (110°)

0.188 (− 40°)

0.208 (15°)

MCL

aMCL

0.046 (0°)

0.138 (− 40°)

0.184 (− 15°)

iMCL

0.061 (0°)

0.148 (− 40°)

0.195 (− 15°)

pMCL

0.037 (0°)

0.099 (− 40°)

0.141 (− 15°)

aDMCL

0.037 (0°)

0.357 (− 40°)

0.309 (− 15°)

pDMCL

0.001 (0°)

0.275 (− 40°)

0.240 (− 15°)

CAP

CAPa

− 0.009 (0°)

0.116 (30°)

0.097 (− 15°)

CAPl

− 0.004 (0°)

0.136 (− 40°)

0.134 (15°)

CAPo

0.014 (0°)

0.143 (− 40°)

0.099 (15°)

CAPm

0.012 (0°)

0.154 (− 40°)

0.185 (− 15°)

MFL

aMFL

0.049 (10°)

0.054 (30°)

0.092 (− 15°)

pMFL

0.046 (0°)

0.106 (30°)

0.167 (-15°)

PFL

mPFL

− 0.085 (120°)

0.383 (− 40°)

− 0.031 (15°)

lPFL

0.154 (120°)

0.538 (30°)

− 0.010 (− 15°)

PT

cPT

0.028 (120°)

− 0.046 (constant)

− 0.046 (constant)

mPT

0.102 (120°)

0.030 (constant)

0.030 (constant)

lPT

0.103 (120°)

0.030 (constant)

0.030 (constant)