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PhD Fekete - SZIE version - 2.2 - Szent István Egyetem

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NOMENCLATURE AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

F<br />

pf<br />

: Patellofemoral compression force (N)<br />

F<br />

tf<br />

:<br />

F<br />

q<br />

:<br />

F , F :<br />

pt<br />

F<br />

s<br />

:<br />

F<br />

N<br />

:<br />

F<br />

h<br />

:<br />

F<br />

re<br />

:<br />

F<br />

rh<br />

:<br />

pl<br />

Tibiofemoral compression force (N)<br />

Quadriceps tendon force (N)<br />

Patellar tendon force (N)<br />

Friction force (N)<br />

Normal force (N)<br />

Hamstring muscle force (N)<br />

External force for knee extension (N)<br />

External force for knee flexion (N)<br />

F<br />

GR<br />

: Measured ground reaction force (N)<br />

T<br />

extension<br />

: Extension torque (Nm)<br />

T<br />

flexion<br />

: Flexion torque (Nm)<br />

BW:<br />

D<br />

h<br />

:<br />

Body weight force (N)<br />

Moment arm of hamstrings muscle (mm)<br />

D<br />

pl<br />

: Moment arm of patellar tendon (mm)<br />

D<br />

r<br />

:<br />

M<br />

q<br />

:<br />

Moment arm for external force (mm)<br />

Moment arm of the quadriceps force about the patellofemoral contact<br />

point (cm)<br />

M<br />

pt<br />

: Moment arm of the patellar tendon force about the patellofemoral<br />

contact point (cm)<br />

M<br />

act<br />

: Actual moment arm of patellar tendon about the tibiofemoral contact<br />

point (cm)<br />

M<br />

eff<br />

: Effective moment arm (cm)<br />

d :<br />

Moment arm of the net knee moment in case of standard squat (m)<br />

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