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PhD Fekete - SZIE version - 2.2 - Szent István Egyetem

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Literature review<br />

Ftf [N]<br />

4000<br />

3000<br />

2000<br />

1000<br />

0<br />

Flexion angle [˚]<br />

0 30 60 90<br />

Figure 2.19. Tibiofemoral compression force [Smidt, 1973]<br />

The following remarks have to be mentioned related to Smidt’s study [Smidt, 1973]:<br />

- The author supposed that the force in the patellar tendon and in the quadriceps is equal.<br />

This assumption is invalid, which was confirmed by Denham and Bishop<br />

[Denham and Bishop, 1978].<br />

- The model requires to measure external forces (F re and F rh in Figure 2.15) in order to<br />

calculate the above-mentioned forces.<br />

With the use of radiographic and other experimental measurements, Denham and Bishop<br />

[Denham and Bishop, 1978] composed an analytical-kinetical model to calculate the<br />

patellofemoral forces (Figure <strong>2.2</strong>0). The forces were derived using equilibrium equations<br />

(three equations).<br />

Figure <strong>2.2</strong>0. The mechanical model [Denham and Bishop, 1978]<br />

Through this study, the authors pointed out several, fundamentally important statements about<br />

the kinetics and kinematics of the knee joint:<br />

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